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P4.05 Electricity into magnetism

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is TRUE about metals?

a)

Metals conduct electricity

b)

Metals are insulators

2.

An object that attracts iron and some other metals is called a

a)

Magnet

b)

Circuit

3.

A magnet is

a)

An object that attracts iron and some other metals

b)

Is exclusively made of insulators

4.

The labels N and S indicate what on a magnet?

a)

Magnetic poles

b)

The parts that don't work

5.

Where is the magnetic force the strongest on a magnet?

a)

At the magnetic poles

b)

In the middle

6.

The area around a magnet where the magnetic force acts is a

a)

magnetic field

b)

magnetic mountain

7.

A magnetic field

a)

is the area around a magnet where its magnetic force acts

b)

runs parallel to an electric current

8.

Electric current that flows in only one direction is

a)

alternating current

b)

direct current

9.

Direct current

a)

flows only in one direction

b)

repeatedly reverses its direction of flow

10.

An electric current that repeatedly reverses its direction of flow is

a)

alternating current

b)

direct current

11.

Alternating current

a)

flows only in one direction

b)

repeatedly reverses its direction of flow

12.

Who invented alternating current?

a)

Scientist Nikola Tesla

b)

Businessman Thomas Edison

13.

Who bought the Canadian patent for the electric incandescent light bulb, invented direct current, and cheated Tesla out of $50K?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Ben Franklin