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Magnets and Electricty

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Unlike charges attract...

a)

away from each other

b)

to every object

c)

towards each other

d)

to balloons

2.

The flowing movements of electricity from place to place is...

a)

an electric circuit

b)

an electric current

c)

a switch

d)

a solar cell

3.

Static electricity is used...

a)

all at once

b)

as a steady flow

c)

in a battery

d)

along a path

4.

Batteries produce electricity by changing ___ energy into ___ energy.

a)

electrical, chemical

b)

positive, negative

c)

chemical, electrical

d)

negative, positive

5.

A basic current is made up of all of the following except...

a)

a power source

b)

a conductor

c)

a cathode

d)

a switch

6.

Electrons are stored in which part of a battery?

a)

electrolyte

b)

cathode (positive terminal)

c)

geode

d)

anode (negative terminal)

7.

A compass needle always points north because...

a)

the earth's magnetic field pulls it

b)

it uses electricity

c)

it is weak

d)

it has a force field

8.

When you ___ the wire in an electromagnet, the magnetic field strengthens.

a)

shorten

b)

coil

c)

remove

d)

unwrap

9.

All of the following are conductors except...

a)

an eraser

b)

a paperclip

c)

a nail

d)

a penny

10.

In which of the types of circuits does electricity follow one path?

a)

complete

b)

series

c)

parallel

d)

incomplete

11.

Lightening is a form of...

a)

a magnetic field

b)

a conductor

c)

an electromagnet

d)

static electricity

12.

The electricity we get through our walls is a/an

a)

direct current

b)

parallel circuit

c)

alternating current

d)

series circuit

13.

A ___ is a path that electricity flows along.

a)

cathode

b)

conductor

c)

circuit

d)

current.

14.

A "dry cell" battery has a ___ inside.

a)

paste

b)

liquid

c)

magnet

d)

proton

15.

A magnetic field becomes ___ the further away from the magnet you go.

a)

stronger

b)

heavier

c)

higher

d)

weaker

16.

Which metal attracts a magnet?

a)

iron

b)

aluminum

c)

gold

d)

tin

17.

Which of the following objects is a conductor of electricity?

a)

crayon

b)

chalk

c)

needle

d)

rock

18.

You can power all of the following objects through a direct current except...

a)

a flashlight

b)

a television

c)

a toy

d)

a remote control

19.

Wires are usually surrounded by rubber or plastic because those materials make good ___.

a)

circuits

b)

conductors

c)

currents

d)

insulators

20.

Which part of a battery contains a mixture of chemicals that conducts electricity?

a)

cell

b)

cathode

c)

electrode

d)

anode