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S8P5 Electricity and Magnetism

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The variables _______ and ________ affect the gravitational force between objects.

a)

weight, mass

b)

volume, weight

c)

distance, mass

d)

rotation, distance

2.

An astronaut travels to the moon. What is true regarding her mass and weight?

a)

Her mass and weight are greater on Earth.

b)

Her mass and weight are the same on the moon as on Earth.

c)

Her mass is the same on the moon and Earth, but her weight is greater on Earth.

d)

Her weight is the same on the moon and Earth, but her mass is greater on Earth.

3.
If a bowling ball and a feather were dropped at the same time, in a room with no air resistance (vacuum), which object will hit the ground first?
a)
Bowling Ball
b)
Feather
c)
Both would hit at the same time
d)
Neither one would hit the ground because air is what pushing things down.
4.

A charged object (A) comes in to contact with an uncharged object (B). In the process, object A loses electrons and object B gains electrons. Which of the following is true?

a)

Object B lost protons

b)

Object B has no charge

c)

Object B now has a positive charge

d)

Object B now has a negative charge

5.
What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?
a)
they repel
b)
they attract
c)
they cancel each other out
d)
the strength of the magnet is doubled
6.

If you hold a balloon by a string and the balloon moves toward your sweater and sticks there, what would you infer?

a)

That the balloon and the sweater have no charges.

b)

That the balloon and the sweater have like charges.

c)

That the balloon and the sweater have neutral charges.

d)

That the balloon and the sweater have opposite charges.

7.

What process is the method by which a neutral object obtains an electrical charge?

a)

convection

b)

discharge

c)

induction

d)

radiation

8.

Friction, conduction and induction are three ways of creating a static charge on an object. Which method or methods will produce the same charge on two objects?

a)

Friction Only

b)

Conduction Only

c)

the neutrally charged wall.

d)

another negatively charged balloon.

9.

After turning off the television, you approach it. As you get close, but not touching it, the hairs on your arm start to stand up. This is an excellent example of static charge built up by

a)

conduction

b)

convectin

c)

friction

d)

induction

10.

Sandy rubs a rubber rod with a piece of animal fur. The total charge of the system before rubbing is zero. The system is made up of the rubber rod and the fur. Initially, the charge on the rod is zero and it is electrically neutral. The same is true for the fur. When Sandy rubs the rubber rod with the fur, the rubber rod acquires negative (-) charges. How does the system change, overall, based on the law of conservation of charge?

a)

The total charge of the system is now negative rather than neutral.

b)

Although the rod becomes negatively charged, the piece of fur remains neutral.

c)

If the rod becomes negatively charged, then the fur becomes positively charged.

d)

Both the rod and the piece of fur have become negatively charged during the rubbing.

11.
This is a picture of a simple electromagnet. How can the electromagnet be made stronger?
a)
Add more coils of wire to the nail.
b)
Use a smaller battery.
c)
Reverse the poles of the magnet.
d)
Remove all the coils and the nail.
12.
What would increase the strength of an electromagnet?
a)
Increasing the amount of current flowing through the wire.
b)
Inserting a wooden core inside the coil
c)
Changing the direction of the current
d)
Decreasing the number of coils of wire
13.

What do we call a device that converts electricity into mechanical movement?

a)

electric charge

b)

electric motor

c)

electric current

d)

electric plasma

14.

What do you call a device that converts mechanical movement into electricity?

a)

electric field

b)

electric motor

c)

electric generator

d)

electric plasma

15.
What is the device seen here?
a)
generator
b)
electric motor
c)
electromagnet
d)
magnet
16.
Generators are devices that convert _____ energy into _____ energy.
a)
chemical; mechanical
b)
mechanical; electrical
c)
electrical; mechanical
d)
potential; kinetic
17.
Electric motors are devices that convert _____ energy into  _____ energy.
a)
electrical; mechanical
b)
mechanical; electrical
c)
chemical; potential
d)
mechanical; kinetic
18.

What must the student do in the picture, in order to induce electricity and move the the galvonometer

a)

nothing

b)

move the magnet

c)

add more loops of wire

d)

unplug the galvnonmeter

19.

A magnet has two poles, a North and South. What happens when two magnet's South poles are placed near each other?

a)

They attract

b)

They do nothing

c)

They move sideways

d)

They repel each other

20.

The following material is not a good electrical conductor

a)

Plastic

b)

Copper

c)

Iron

d)

human body

21.
What is a example of a conductor?
a)
wood 
b)
metal
c)
rubber
d)
rock
22.
At which point is the electric field the strongest
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
23.
Consider the electric field lines shown in the diagram below. From the diagram, it is apparent that object A is ____ and object B is ____.
a)
+,+
b)
+,-
c)
-,+
d)
-,-
24.

Based on the arrangement of the electric field lines in the diagram, what are the charges?

a)

both charges are the same

b)

the charges are opposite

c)

they are neutral; no charge

25.

Which diagram correctly shows the field lines between two like charges?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Both

d)

Neither