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Electricity and Magnetism

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Protons have a ____________ charge and Electrons have a _______________ charge.

a)

Positive, Positive

b)

Positive, Negative

c)

Negative, Positive

d)

Negative, Negative

2.

These magnets would....

a)

Repel

b)

Attract

3.

What are the invisible lines called around this model?

a)

Electric Field Lines

b)

Magnetic Field Lines

c)

Lettuce Seeds

4.

As the magnets get farther apart, the strength of the fields get.....

a)

Weaker

b)

Stronger

c)

Stay the same

5.

If you cut a bar magnet in half, each half would...

a)

lose it's magnetic field

b)

have it's own north and south poles

c)

repel plastic objects

6.

if electrons transfer from a wool square to a pvc wand, the wool becomes ______________ and the wand becomes_____________.

a)

Positive, Positive

b)

Positive, Negative

c)

Negative, Positive

d)

Negative, Negative

7.

Which statement is true about both magnetic and electric fields?

a)

Like charges repel each other

b)

Like charges attract each other

c)

Like poles attract each other

8.

If you have both the balloon and pvc wand with a build up of negative charges. How can you decrease the potential energy of the balloon?

a)

Bring them closer together

b)

Bring them farther apart

c)

Rub both with wool more vigorous

9.

The Affect of Electric fields surrounding particles become stronger the _______________ they are from each other.

a)

Farther

b)

Closer

10.

Like charges in electric fields.....

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

c)

Transfer Electrons

11.

Opposite charges in electric fields....

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

c)

Transfer Electrons

12.

You can cause a permanent magnet to lose its magnetic field if

a)

You forcefully vibrate the object, causing its domains to fall out of alignment.

b)

By rubbing an iron object with a permanent magnet in the same direction repeatedly.

c)

You freeze the object.

d)

You connect the north and south poles of two magnets.

13.

Magnetic fields are strongest

a)

between the poles

b)

at the north pole

c)

at the south pole

d)

at both poles

14.

Looking at the field lines in this picture, these two magnets are ________

a)

Attracting

b)

Repelling

c)

Attracting and Repelling

d)

Doing nothing

15.

Cameron and Morgan are each holding a bar magnet with opposite poles facing each other. They walk in opposite directions until they stop feeling their magnet pull towards the other one. What can they conclude about the distance between them when they stop feeling their magnets pull?

a)

They are outside the magnetic field of their magnets.

b)

The distance made the magnets' force stronger.

c)

The magnetic fields are far enough apart to change direction.

d)

The magnetic field was weaker when they were close.

16.

A student claims that Earth has a magnetic field. Which evidence would best support the student's claim?

a)

The student creates a working circuit that illuminates a bulb using wire and a battery.

b)

The student turns in all directions with a compass and the needle always points north.

c)

The student receives a shock after walking across the carpet and touching a doorknob.

d)

The student rolls a ball down a large hill and the ball comes to a complete stop at the bottom

17.

Ivan has a magnet and four different objects. He places the magnet near each of the objects and records whether each object attracts, repels, or has no reaction. Which question is Ivan's experiment designed to answer?

a)

Which type of magnet will apply force on an object?

b)

How can magnetic force affect an object's shape?

c)

Which objects will respond to a magnetic force?

d)

How does an object's gravity affect a magnet?

18.

If Earth had twice the mass it has now, how would the gravitational force between it and the Sun change?

a)

The gravitational force would be twice as much as it is now.

b)

The gravitational force would be four times as much as it is now.

c)

The gravitational force would be half as much as it is now.

d)

The gravitational force would be the same as it is now.

19.

If two charges attract to each other, then which of the following is true?

a)

Both charges must be positive.

b)

Both charges must be negative

c)

Both charges must be different.

d)

Both charges must be equal in value.

20.

A magnet can hold a piece of paper to the door of a refrigerator. How does the magnet stick without touching the door?

a)

Gravity attracts the magnet to the door.

b)

The magnet induces a magnetic field in the paper.

c)

The magnetic force of the magnet can act at a distance.

d)

Atoms from the magnet pass through the paper and touch the door.

21.

A student claims that the magnetic fields are not the same across the magnet. Using the picture, what evidence best supports the claim?

a)

The magnetic fields of the magnet are strongest at both poles.

b)

The magnetic fields of the magnet are strongest at the north pole.

c)

The magnetic fields of the magnet are strongest at the south pole.

d)

The magnetic fields of the magnet are strongest at the middle

22.
Negative charge is formed when there is an excess amount of
a)
Electrons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Protons
23.
An electron is near two opposite charged sheets of metal.  The electron is _____  the positive sheet and ____ the negative sheet.
a)
attracted to / repelled by
b)
attracted to / attracted to
c)
repelled by / attracted to
d)
repelled by / repelled by
24.
When is the electrostatic force between two charges the strongest?
a)
When charges are very close to each other
b)
When charges are very far apart from each other
c)
When the electric field is constant
25.
If a negatively charged rod touches a conductor, the conductor will be charged by what method? 
a)
Friction
b)
Conduction
c)
Induction
d)
Convection
26.
The electrons in a certain material are closely bound to their atoms and cannot move around very much.  This material would be an electric _____.
a)
Conductor
b)
Diode
c)
Insulator
d)
Polarizer
27.
Two storm clouds rub against each other giving one cloud a positive charge and one a negative charge.  This is an example of charging by
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Friction
d)
Induction
28.
A charged balloon is brought near an electroscope but DOES NOT touch the electroscope.  This is an example of charging by
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Friction
d)
Induction
29.

What two forces are required for generators and electric motors to work?

a)

magnetism and thermal

b)

electricity and thermal

c)

electricity and magnetism

d)

magnetism and radiant

30.
Generators are devices that convert _____ energy into _____ energy.
a)
chemical; mechanical
b)
mechanical; electrical
c)
electrical; mechanical
d)
potential; kinetic
31.

In a _______ a spinning turbine moves magnets which generates an electric current.

a)

Motor

b)

Generator

32.
What can you use to make an electromagnet?
a)
Battery, nail and string 
b)
Battery, pencil and wire
c)
Wire, battery and iron ore (nail)
d)
Peanut butter, lampshade, hand sanitizer
33.

What is the transfer of energy when you plug in a motor and it spins?

a)

chemical to mechanical

b)

electrical to mechanical

c)

mechanical to electrical

d)

physical to potential

34.
What energy do you put IN to a generator?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Potential
35.
What type of energy comes OUT of a generator?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Potential
36.
In an electric motor, the energy transformation begins as  ----
a)
electrical and becomes chemical
b)
mechanical and becomes electrical
c)
electrical and becomes mechanical
d)
mechanical and becomes chemical
37.
In large generators in power plants, ___________ rotate inside a coil of wire to produce an electric current.
a)
Wind
b)
Water
c)
Magnets
d)
Circuits
38.

true or false- motors and generators are opposites

a)

true

b)

false

39.
In a fuel power station, the generator converts kinetic energy from the turbine into...
a)
heat energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
electrical energy
40.

A generator is

a)

a device that spins when exposed to wind

b)

a device that conducts electrical current through a wire

c)

a device that converts mechanical motion into electricity

41.

When an electric current runs through a wire, a magnetic field is induced

a)

under the wire

b)

above the wire

c)

around the wire

d)

through the wire