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Electricity Magnets Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The rate of electron flow in a circuit

a)

Voltage

b)

Resistance

c)

Current

2.

Energy used or gained across two points in a circuit

a)

Current

b)

Voltage

c)

Resistance

3.

Opposition to the flow of electrons

a)

Current

b)

Voltage

c)

Resistance

4.

Measured using an ammeter

a)

Voltage

b)

Current

c)

Resistance

5.

Measured using a Voltmeter

a)

Voltage

b)

Current

c)

Resistance

6.

Unit is Ohms Ω\Omega  

a)

Current

b)

Resistance

c)

Voltage

7.

Unit is Amps (A)

a)

Current

b)

Voltage

c)

Resistance

8.

Unit is Volts (V)

a)

Current

b)

Voltage

c)

Resistance

9.

Splits down different paths in parallel circuits

a)

Current

b)

Resistance

c)

Voltage

10.

Stays the same no matter where you measure it in series circuits

a)

Current

b)

Resistance

c)

Voltage

11.

Flows down the path of least resistance

a)

Current

b)

Voltage

c)

Resistance

12.

Increases as you add more bulbs to a series circuit

a)

Resistance

b)

Current

c)

Voltage

13.

Decreases as you add more pathways in a parallel circuit

a)

Resistance

b)

Voltage

c)

Current

14.

Is shared when you add two or more bulbs in series

a)

Voltage

b)

Current

c)

Resistance

15.

These particles have a positive charge?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Megatrons

16.

These particles have a negative charge.

a)

Protons

b)

Electrons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Comicons

17.

These particles have no charge.

a)

Protons

b)

Electrons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Tron

18.

When electrons move between objects they have a _______.

a)

Charge

b)

Change

c)

Chug

d)

Chime

19.

Forces between charged particles are called________.

a)

Electric force

b)

Static force

c)

Magnetic force

d)

Electric field

20.

Opposite charged particles always ______ and like charged particles always_____.

a)

attract, repel

b)

repel, repel,

c)

attract, attract

d)

repel, attract

21.

An electric charge has an invisible electric ______around it.

a)

force

b)

field

c)

fence

d)

feirce

22.

Electric fields can be represented by ____ _____.

a)

fells indie

b)

field lines

c)

force lines

d)

fencer oils

23.

A circuit is a path that runs in a ____.

a)

loop

b)

pool

c)

polo

d)

path

24.

Current flows from ____potential energy to ____ potential energy.

a)

lower, higher

b)

higher, lower

c)

girl here who

d)

glow her her I

25.

_____ do not allow charge/current to flow.

a)

Coconut Drs

b)

Insulators

c)

Insult oars

d)

Conductors

26.

_____ allow the charge/current to flow.

a)

Coconut Drs

b)

Insulators

c)

Latin sours

d)

Conductors

27.

Objects can become charged by these three methods

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Magnets attract these metals only.

a)

Iron & steel

b)

Brass & Aluminum

c)

Nickel & Copper

d)

Gold & Silver

29.

The area of force that surrounds a magnet.

a)

Magnetic field

b)

Celt magnified

c)

Magnetic force

d)

Force magnetic

30.

A compass has a ____ & ____ pole just like the earth.

a)

north & south

b)

east & west

c)

top & bottom

d)

left & right

31.
The lines on this image are called...
a)
magnetic field lines
b)
iron fillings
c)
graphite lines
d)
none of these
32.

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.

33.
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
34.

An electric motor changes electrical energy to _________ energy.

a)

mechanical

b)

chemical

c)

potential

d)

electrical

35.
What is the device seen here?
a)
generator
b)
electric motor
c)
electromagnet
d)
magnet
36.
Generators are devices that convert _____ energy into _____ energy.
a)
chemical; mechanical
b)
mechanical; electrical
c)
electrical; mechanical
d)
potential; kinetic
37.

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

38.

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

39.
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 
40.

Generators generate

a)

electricity

b)

mechanical energy

c)

heat

d)

chemical energy

41.

Which electromagnet is stronger?

a)

A

b)

B

42.

Which electromagnet is stronger?

a)

A

b)

B

43.
A device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy
a)
A. electromagnet
b)
B. electromagnetic induction
c)
C. electric motor
d)
D. electromagnetism
44.

Static electricity is an excess build up of __________.

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

45.

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

46.

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

a)

Weight

b)

Gravity

c)

Mass

d)

Magnetism

47.

A device that transfers energy by providing a path for an electric current is known as what?

a)

Electric Circuit

b)

Electromagnetism

c)

Force Fields

d)

Magnetic Pathway

48.

Which part of an electric circuit provides the energy for the circuit?

a)

wire

b)

light builb

c)

battery (voltage source)

d)

switch

49.

What particles flows through an electric circuit?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

none of the above

50.

Which statement is true about the picture?

a)

The circuit will work because the switch is open.

b)

The circuit won't work because the switch is open.

c)

The circuit will work becasue electrons can flow through freely.

d)

There is no break along this circuit pathway.

51.

What type of circuit is shown?

a)

series circuit

b)

parallel circuit

c)

broken circuit

d)

force field circuit

52.

What type of circuit is shown?

a)

series circuit

b)

parallel circuit

c)

broken circuit

d)

force field circuit

53.

If I remove the middle light bulb, will the other two light bulbs work?

a)

maybe?

b)

Yes - this is a parallel circuit. The other light bulbs still have a direct pathway to the energy source.

c)

No - you remove one lightbulb and the whole thing doesn't work.

d)

Yes - this is a series circuit. The other light bulbs still have a direct pathway to the energy source.

54.

If one of the lightbulbs is broken (meaning it won't light) will the other light bulb work?

a)

Maybe?

b)

Yes - this is a series circuit. Even though there is a break within the cirucit, electrons can flow freely.

c)

No - this is a series circuit. The broken lightbulb leaves a break along the circuit not allowing electrons to flow freely, breaking the pathway from the lightbulb to the energy source.

d)

I do not know.

55.

Which items below would be needed to create an electromagnet?

a)

a battery (power source)

b)

a magnetic material (iron)

c)

a light bulb

d)

wire

56.

Which circuit will light the bulb?

a)
b)
c)
d)