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Electromagnetic Forces: Net Force & Magnetic Force

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Think about tug of war. Team X has three members who pull with the following forces: +200 N, +210N, and +185 N. Team Y has three members who pull with the following forces: -210N, -200N, -195N. Which team would win, Team X or Team Y AND by how much?

a)

Team X by +10

b)

Team X by -10

c)

Team Y by +10

d)

Team Y by -10

2.

What is net force on an object sitting still?

a)

0 N

b)

20 N

c)

There are no forces applied to an object sitting still

d)

Cannot be calculated

3.

You try to push your laptop across a table but it is not moving. What force might prevent the laptop from sliding?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

magnetism

d)

normal

4.

Given the definition, select the correct vocabulary word: the sum of all the forces acting on a mass

a)

net force

b)

magnetism

c)

gravitational field

d)

magnetic field

5.

Given the definition, select the correct vocabulary word: a property of certain kinds of materials that causes them to attract ion or steel

a)

net force

b)

magnetism

c)

gravitational field

d)

magnetic field

6.

Given the definition, select the correct vocabulary word: an invisible area of gravitational influence around a mass

a)

net force

b)

magnetism

c)

gravitational field

d)

magnetic field

7.

Given the definition, select the correct vocabulary word: an area of magnetic influence around a magnet

a)

net force

b)

magnetism

c)

gravitational field

d)

magnetic field

8.

Given the definition, select the correct vocabulary word: an object that sticks to iron (always a magnet no matter what)

a)

permanent magnet

b)

temporary magnet

c)

attract

d)

repel

9.

Given the definition, select the correct vocabulary word: a piece of iron that behaves like a magnet only when it is under the influence of an external magnetic field

a)

permanent magnet

b)

temporary magnet

c)

attract

d)

repel

10.

Given the definition, select the correct vocabulary word: to pull towards each other

a)

permanent magnet

b)

temporary magnet

c)

attract

d)

repel

11.

Given the definition, select the correct vocabulary word: to push away from each other

a)

permanent magnet

b)

temporary magnet

c)

attract

d)

repel

12.

Given the definition, select the correct vocabulary word: the influence of a magnetic field on iron, which makes the iron temporarily magnetic

a)

induced magnetism

b)

particle

c)

attract

d)

repel

13.

Given the definition, select the correct vocabulary word: a very small piece or part

a)

induced magnetism

b)

particle

c)

attract

d)

repel

14.

What will happen to the poles of a magnet if a large magnet is cut into smaller pieces?

a)

the pieces will only have a N or S pole

b)

one of the pieces will have both a N and S pole, the other will only have N

c)

one of the pieces will have both a N and S pole, the other will only have S

d)

ALL pieces will have a N and S pole

15.

Select ALL rules of magnetic attraction

a)

opposite poles attract

b)

like poles repel

c)

opposite poles repel

d)

like poles attract