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Electromagnetism & Electromagnetic Engineering

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the appropriate vocabulary word based on the definition: a piece of iron that becomes a temporary magnet when electricity flows through coils of insulated wire wrapped around it

a)

electromagnet

b)

electromagnetic force

c)

maglev

d)

electromagnetism

2.

Select the appropriate vocabulary word based on the definition: a fundamental force of nature that acts between charged particles and creates electric and magnetic fields

a)

electromagnet

b)

electromagnetic force

c)

maglev

d)

electromagnetism

3.

Select the appropriate vocabulary word based on the definition: a device utilizing magnetic levitation

a)

electromagnet

b)

electromagnetic force

c)

maglev

d)

electromagnetism

4.

Select the appropriate vocabulary word based on the definition: the interaction of electric and magnetic fields

a)

electromagnet

b)

electromagnetic force

c)

maglev

d)

electromagnetism

5.

What can be done to make an electromagnet stronger? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

thicker wire

b)

thinner wire

c)

more coils

d)

more electricity

6.

What kind of technology uses an electromagnet? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

MRI

b)

Trains

c)

Speakers

d)

Headphones

7.

Which type of stove top involves an electromagnet and does not burn you when touched?

a)

Electric

b)

Gas

c)

Induction

8.
What kind of magnet can be turned on and off? (Man-made magnet)
a)
refrigerator magnet
b)
electromagnet
c)
magnetite
d)
iron
9.
If you wrap more coils around an electromagnet, it will become...(think about the Webquest.)
a)
brighter
b)
stronger
c)
weaker
d)
invisible
10.
An example of an insulator is:
a)
iron
b)
silver
c)
copper wire
d)
rubber