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Forces and Motion Practice Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The area of magnetic force around a magnet is known as its _____________.

a)

magnetic field

b)

magnetic declination

c)

magnetic fan lines

d)

magnetic tan lines

2.

These magnets would....

a)

Repel

b)

Attract

3.

As the magnets get farther apart, the strength of the fields get.....

a)

Weaker

b)

Stronger

c)

Stay the same

4.

Moving a magnet near a compass can cause the compass needle to move, even though the magnet does not touch the compass. This observation is evidence for which characteristics of magnetic fields?

a)

There is a north and south pole on a magnet.

b)

Fields can exert non-contact forces.

c)

Magnetic fields do not exist.

5.

Electric currents are created by _______ magnetic fields.

a)

Moving

b)

Non-moving

6.

Surrounding each magnetic is an invisible force field called

a)

Gravity

b)

A magnetic field

c)

An electric field

d)

The Force

7.

Protons have a ____________ charge and Electrons have a _______________ charge.

a)

Positive, Positive

b)

Positive, Negative

c)

Negative, Positive

d)

Negative, Negative

8.

Which statement is true about both magnetic and electric fields?

a)

Like charges repel each other

b)

Like charges attract each other

c)

Like poles attract each other

9.

What is a material through which electrons cannot move easily?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Magnet

d)

Circuit

10.

Electrical conductors have ____ resistance to the movement of electrons.

a)

High

b)

Low

11.

What is the cause of electricity?

a)

Magnetism

b)

Gravity

c)

Moving Electrons

d)

Lightning

12.

If electrons transfer from a wool square to a pvc wand, the wool becomes ______________ and the wand becomes_____________.

a)

Positive, Positive

b)

Positive, Negative

c)

Negative, Positive

d)

Negative, Negative

13.

Which shows electric field lines?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

14.
At which point is the electric field the strongest
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

What is produced by moving a permanent magnet through a coil of copper wire?

a)

electricity

b)

electromagnet

c)

light

d)

sound

16.

Which of the diagrams shows the least gravitational force?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

17.

Which of the following forces is attractive but never repulsive?

a)

Gravitational Force

b)

Electric Force

c)

Magnetic Force

d)

Electromotive Force

18.

Which shows gravitational field lines?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

19.

What makes an electromagnet stronger?

a)

Increasing the number of coils in the wire

b)

Decreasing the number of coils in the wire

c)

Decreasing the electric current

d)

Decreasing the voltage

20.

In an electromagnet, coils of wire are wrapped around a magnetic object to generate a magnetic field. What the is relationship between number of coils and the strength of the magnetic field?

a)

The more coils an electromagntic has, the stronger the magnetic field

b)

The more coils an electromagntic has, the weaker the magnetic field

c)

The larger the metal object, the stronger the magnetic field is

d)

There is no relationship between number of coils and the strength of a magnetic field

21.
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 

22.
Generators are devices that convert _____ energy into _____ energy.
a)

chemical; mechanical

b)

mechanical; electrical

c)

electrical; mechanical

d)

potential; kinetic

23.

In a _______ a spinning turbine moves magnets which generates an electric current.

a)

Motor

b)

Generator

24.
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

25.

What is the transfer of energy in when you plug in a motor and it spins?

a)

chemical to mechanical

b)

electrical to mechanical

c)

mechanical to electrical

d)

physical to potential

26.
What type of energy comes OUT of a generator?
a)

Mechanical

b)

Electrical

c)

Thermal

d)

Potential

27.

Which statement best explains the flow of energy through a motor?

a)

battery-->electrical current-->copper wire rotor -->magnet--> mechanical energy

b)

battery--> magnet--> electrical current--> copper wire rotor--> mechanical energy

c)

magnet--> mechanical energy--> copper wire rotor--> battery--> electrical current

d)

magnet--> copper wire rotor--> mechanical energy--> battery--> electrical current

28.

what year did Michael Faraday discover electro magnetic induction

a)

1831

b)

1925

c)

1879

d)

1931

29.

Ms Pippin rubbed two balloons with a piece of wool. What will happen when the balloons are brought near each other?

a)

The balloons will repel each other.

b)

The balloons will attract each other.

c)

The balloons will become positively (+) charged.

d)

The balloons will pop.

30.
If a substance has a higher number of electrons than protons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?
a)
A positive charge.
b)
A negative charge.
c)
A neutral charge
d)
No charge at all
31.

What is the major difference between static electricity and current electricity?

a)

Current electricity involves a continuous flow of elecrons; static electricity is a sudden transfer of protons

b)

Current electricity can be deadly; static electricity is almost always safe

c)

In current electricity, there's a single transfer of electrons; in static electricity, there's a steady flow of electrons

d)

Current electricity involves a flow of electrons; static electricity involves a single transfer of electrons

32.
What types of charges attract?
a)
Positive and Positive
b)
Positive and Neutral
c)
Negative and Neutral
d)
Positive and Negative
33.

What happens when you touch a metal doorknob after rubbing your shoes on the carpet?

a)

The doorknob sends a burst of electric current into your body

b)

Millions of electrons go from your finger into the doorknob

c)

The doorknob sends millions of electrons into your finger

d)

Your finger becomes negatively charged

34.

Lightning occurs because ___.

a)

the negative charges at the bottom of clouds are attracted to the positive charges on the ground.

b)

the positive charges at the bottom of clouds are attracted to the negative charges on the ground.

c)

the positive and negative charges inside clouds are attracted to each other

d)

All of these reasons are correct.

35.
The four fundamental forces of nature are: 
a)
Electromagnetism, Gravity, Strong Nuclear, Weak Nuclear
b)
Gravity, Strong Nuclear, Weak Nuclear, Medium Nuclear
c)
Normal Force, Force due to gravity, Magnetism, Nuclear 
d)
Nuclear, Electricity, Gravity, Atomic 
36.
The weakest of the four fundamental forces is: 
a)
Gravity 
b)
Electromagnetism
c)
Strong Nuclear 
d)
Weak Nuclear 
37.
The strongest of the four fundamental forces is: 
a)
Gravity 
b)
Electromagnetism
c)
Strong Nuclear 
d)
Weak Nuclear 
38.
________ can be either a force of attraction or repulsion while ____________ is only a force of attraction.
a)
Gravity; Electromagnetism 
b)
 Electromagnetism; Gravity
c)
Gravity; Strong nuclear force 
d)
Magnetism; Electricity 
39.

Why does a Van de Graaff generator make your hair stand up if you touch the dome?

a)

The current is trying to flow out of the hair ends.

b)

The electrons gather on the hair ends and repel each other.

c)

The hair is repelled by the dome of the Van de Graaff generator.

d)

The hair is attracted to the surrounding air.

40.

You walk across a shag carpet and become negatively charged. You became negatively charged because...

a)

Protons from your body traveled to the carpet and therefore you became negatively charged

b)

Protons from the carpet traveled to your body and therefore you became negatively charged

c)

Electrons from your body traveled to the carpet and therefore you became negatively charged

d)

Electrons from the carpet traveled to your body and therefore you became negatively charged.