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Electromagnetism

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

32. To reverse the direction of current in a motor, current is conducted .............

a)

a. through the armature.

b)

b.in the direction of rotation

c)

c.through the brushes to the commutator.

d)

through the commutator to the armature (Wire Coil found),

2.

33. The type of current produced by a battery is .......

a)

direct current.

b)

alternating current.

c)

magnetic current

d)

induced current.

3.

34.What device transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy?

a)

a. an electromagnet

b)

b. an electric motor

c)

c. a generator

d)

a solenoid (wire coil) .

4.

35.A generator transforms ...........

a)

a .potential energy into kinetic energy.

b)

b. mechanical energy into electrical energy

c)

c. magnetic energy into electrical energy

d)

d. friction into electrical energy

5.
What is created when a magnet moves through a coil of wire?
a)
A. an electromagnet
b)
B. a ferromagnet
c)
C. a solenoid
d)
D. an electric current
6.
If you wrap more coils around an electromagnet, it will become 
a)
brighter
b)
stronger
c)
weaker
d)
invisible
7.
What is the flow of electricity?
a)
electric motor
b)
Electric current
c)
Electric eel
d)
electric circuit
8.
What is inside a toy car that turns the wheels?
a)
generator
b)
electric motor
c)
electromagnet
9.
The picture is an example of an:
a)
Electric circuit
b)
Electromagnet
c)
Electric nail
d)
Electric power cell
10.

To make this electromagnet stronger you could:

a)

use less wire

b)

have fewer wire coils around the nail

c)

have more wire coils around the nail

d)

use a plastic core

11.
A compass needle responds to a magnetic field, because the compass needle is a
a)
A. generator.
b)
B. motor.   
c)
C. magnet.
d)
D. transformer.
12.
Electric current flowing through a wire produces
a)
static electricity
b)
an open circuit
c)
a permanent magnet
d)
a magnetic field
13.

When running a current through a wire, what do the blue lines represent?

a)

The wire spinning

b)

A magnetic field that was created

c)

Electrons leaving

d)

Electricity

14.

What conclusion can you draw from this graph?

a)

As current increases, magnetic strength decreases.

b)

As current increases, magnetic strength increases.

c)

As current decreases, magnetic strength increases.

d)

There is no relationship between current and magnetic strength.

15.

How can you decrease the magnetic field strength in an electromagnet?

a)

Increase the number of coils.

b)

increase the voltage

c)

decrease the current by increasing the resistance of the coil

d)

all of the above

16.

What we call the relation between Electricity and magnetism?

a)

Magnet

b)

Electromagnetism

c)

Electricity

d)

Magnetic field

17.

what does the Danish scientist Oersted discoverd?

a)

Electromagnetism

b)

Magnetism

c)

Electricity

d)

None

18.

What does a dynamo do?

a)

It changes kinetic energy into movement

b)

It changes kinetic energy into electricity

c)

It changes electric energy into movement

d)

It changes kinetic energy into kinetic movement

19.

Does a washing machine have an electric motor?

a)

Yes

b)

No

20.

Does a DVD player have an electric motor?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

. A coil of wire that has a soft iron core and that acts as a magnet when an electric current is in the coil is called a(n)

a)

temporary magnet

b)

permanent magnet

c)

electromagnet

d)

ferromagnet

22.

The magnitude of the induced current produced in a direct current generator can be increased by

a)

decreasing the number of turns of the coil

b)

increasing the distance between the poles of the permanent magnet

c)

decreasing the diameter of the commutator

d)

increasing the speed of rotation

23.

Which of the following devices produces electric current?

a)

generator

b)

stereo speaker

c)

galvanometer

d)

electric motor

24.

The magnetic field that surrounds a magnet exerts _______.

a)

electric current

b)

the magnetic force

c)

air pressure

d)

resistance

25.

Which electromagnet is the strongest?

a)
b)
c)
d)