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Non-contact forces

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The lines on this image are called...
a)
magnetic field lines
b)
iron fillings
c)
graphite lines
d)
none of these
2.

An electric motor

a)

does not involve magnetic fields

b)

does not require a voltage source

c)

takes electrical energy and transfers it into mechanical energy

d)

takes mechanical energy and transfers it into electrical energy.

3.
How are electromagnets different from magnets?
a)
magnets can be turned on/off
b)
you can turn an electromagnet on/off
c)
magnets are more powerful
d)
magnets have a North and South pole
4.

An electric motor changes electrical energy to _________ energy.

a)

mechanical

b)

chemical

c)

potential

d)

electrical

5.
What is the device seen here?
a)
generator
b)
electric motor
c)
electromagnet
d)
magnet
6.
Generators are devices that convert _____ energy into _____ energy.
a)
chemical; mechanical
b)
mechanical; electrical
c)
electrical; mechanical
d)
potential; kinetic
7.

What type of device is being shown?

a)

Electromagnet

b)

Electric motor

c)

Electric generator

d)

Electromagnetic Induction

8.

What type of device is shown?

a)

Electromagnet

b)

Simple Electric motor

c)

Electric generator

d)

Electromagnetic induction

9.
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.
10.
While electric current is flowing through a wire, what surrounds the wire?
a)
a magnetic field
b)
a glowing light
c)
neutrons
d)
protons
11.

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

12.
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
13.
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 
14.

 

What conclusion can you draw from this graph?

a)

As current increases, magnetic strength decreases.

b)

As current decreases, magnetic strength increases

c)

As current increases, magnetic strength increases.

d)

There is no relationship between current and magnetic strength.

15.
A magnet can move in a coil of wire to produce electricity in which system?
a)
Generator
b)
Motor
c)
Magnet
d)
Transformer
16.

Generators generate

a)

electricity

b)

mechanical energy

c)

heat

d)

chemical energy

17.

Which electromagnet is stronger?

a)

A

b)

B

18.

Which electromagnet is stronger?

a)

A

b)

B

19.

What effect will changing the number of loops in the coil from 4 loops to 2 loops have when using the coil to induce current with the bar magnet, as shown?

a)

The voltage will double, the current will be cut in half

b)

The voltage will be cut in half, the current will be cut in half

c)

The voltage will double, the current will double

d)

There will be no effect

20.
A device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy
a)
A. electromagnet
b)
B. electromagnetic induction
c)
C. electric motor
d)
D. electromagnetism
21.
Generators are devices that convert _____ energy into _____ energy.
a)

thermal; mechanical

b)
mechanical; electrical
c)
electrical; mechanical
d)
potential; kinetic
22.

Static electricity is an excess build up of __________.

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

23.

An object becomes electrically charged when the atoms in the object gain or lose

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

all of the above

24.

The difference between attraction and repulsion is that to attract is to pull something closer and repel is to push something away.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another.

a)

Weight

b)

Gravity

c)

Mass

d)

Magnetism

26.

Why do planets orbit the Sun?

a)

The Sun is the only celestial object that has a gravitational pull.

b)

The Sun’s chemical composition makes it attract planets.

c)

Only celestial bodies that emit light, like the Sun, can be at the center of an orbit.

d)

The Sun is the most massive object in our solar system, so it exerts the greatest gravitational pull.

27.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
28.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity
29.
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
gravity
d)
pounds
30.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
31.

What TWO ways can you increase gravitational attraction between two objects?

a)

Give the objects more mass

b)

Make the objects closer to each other

c)

Give the objects less mass

d)

Make the objects further to each other

32.

If air resistance and friction were removed, a hammer and a feather would fall

a)

at different rates

b)

the same rate

33.

On what planet will this rover have the greatest MASS?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

they are all the same

34.

On what planet will this rover have the greatest WEIGHT?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

they are all the same

35.

This is a device used to increase or decrease voltage.

a)

generator

b)

motor

c)

transformer

d)

electromagnet