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Electromagnetism

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of magnet can be turned on and off?
a)
refrigerator magnet
b)
electromagnet
c)
magnetite
d)
iron
2.
If you wrap more coils around an electromagnet, it will become 
a)
brighter
b)
stronger
c)
weaker
d)
invisible
3.
A device that converts electrical energy into kinetic energy
a)
A. electromagnet
b)
B. electromagnetic induction
c)
C. electric motor
d)
D. electromagnetism
4.

This picture best illustrates the construction of a(n)

a)

magnet

b)

electromagnet

c)

series circuit

d)

parallel circuit

5.

The picture above is an example of what?

a)

Magnetic field

b)

Electric field

c)

Repulsion

d)

Attraction

6.

What would happen with the magnets in the picture above?

a)

They would repel

b)

Nothing

c)

They would attract

d)

They would repel and then attract

7.
Electric current flowing through a wire produces
a)
static electricity
b)
an open circuit
c)
a permanent magnet
d)
a magnetic field
8.

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

9.

Increasing the number of coils in an electromagnet will _________ the power of the magnet.

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

not affect

10.

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.

11.

Protons have a ____________ charge.

a)

negative

b)

neutral

c)

positive

12.

Electrons have a ____________ charge.

a)

negative

b)

neutral

c)

positive

13.

A _______________ is a current-carrying coil of wire with many loops.

a)

magnet

b)

electromagnet

c)

solenoid

d)

compass

14.

What three minerals are attracted to a magnet?

a)

Gold, copper, cobalt

b)

Cobalt, aluminum, silver

c)

Iron, copper, aluminum

d)

Iron, nickel, cobalt

15.
What happens when we rub a needle on a magnet several times?
a)
The needle breaks
b)
The needle becomes a magnet.
c)
We get a compass.
d)
The needle floats.
16.

What can electromagnets do that regular magnets can't?

a)

Switch their magnetic fields

b)

Explode

c)

Be turned off

d)

They are both the same in every way

17.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D