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Magnets & Electricity Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adding a second battery to an electromagnet will _____.

a)

decrease the resistance in the wire

b)

decrease the magnetism in the wire

c)

increase the current flowing through the wire

d)

increase the amount of current needed to magnetize the wire

2.

As the number of turns on an electromagnet is decreased, the pole strength of the electromagnet

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

c)

Remains the same

3.

Two magnets move away from each other. What happens to the magnetic attraction between them as they become further apart?

a)

It decreases

b)

it increases

c)

it becomes zero

d)

it does not change

4.

Lightning is an example of objects, clouds, becoming electrically charged due to induction. When the negative charges in the cloud jump to an object containing the opposite charge, we call the sudden flow of electrons ______________

a)

electric generator

b)

sonic boom

c)

static discharge

d)

static friction

5.

Two negatively charged particles are 1 millimeter apart. The electric force between them is 20 Newtons. How will the amount of electric force between the particles change if the particles move closer together

a)

force will increase

b)

force will decrease

c)

force will stay the same

d)

force will disappear

6.

If you cut a magnet in half you will have

a)

Two magnets, one with a north pole only and one with a south pole only

b)

One half will be a magnet and the other will no longer be a magnet

c)

Two magnets, each with a north pole and a south pole

d)

Two pieces but neither will be magnets anymore

7.

When two neutral materials are rubbed together, there is a transfer of electrical charge from one material to the other. The total electrical charge for the system _________________

a)

Increases as electrons are transferred

b)

Increases as protons are transferred

c)

Remains constant (unchanged) as protons are transferred

d)

Remains constant (unchanged) as electrons are transferred

8.

An inflated balloon which has been rubbed against a person's hair is touched to a neutral wall and remains attracted to it. Which diagram best represents the charge distribution on the balloon and wall?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

What do you call a material in which releases its electrons easily?

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

glass

d)

static

10.
A particle that carries a negative electric charge is called a(n) ______.
a)
neutron
b)
atom
c)
proton
d)
electron
11.
What is responsible for the Magnetic Field around Earth?
a)
The Earth's crust
b)
The Earth's molton iron core
c)
The Earth's mantel
d)
The Sun
12.

If a glass plate is placed over a magnet and iron filings are sprinkled over the glass, a pattern will be visible. What does this pattern indicate?

a)

The magnetic field

b)

The electrostatic field

c)

The piezoelectric effect

d)

The chemical reaction of the magnet and the filings

13.
How do electromagnets differ from regular magnets? 
a)
A. They  can be turned off and on 
b)
B. Their polarity can be reversed
c)
C. Their strength can be changed
d)
D. All of the above
14.
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.
15.

What is described as the flow of charged particles?

a)

electric field

b)

frictional force

c)

electric current

d)

gravitational force

16.
What is the build up of electric charges by friction or other means.
a)
Static Electricity
b)
Repel
c)
Attract
d)
Static Discharge
e)
No choice is correct
17.

Electricity is defined as the buildup or movement of ---

a)

protons

b)

energy

c)

electrons

d)

atoms

18.

When you take your socks out of the dryer, sometimes they cling to other articles of clothing. This result is produced by the --

a)

transfer of electric charges to clothes from faulty wiring in the dryer

b)

formation of ionic bonds between the articles of clothing

c)

build up of sticky residue on clothes from incomplete rinsing during the wash cycle

d)

creation of static electric charges by friction as the clothes tumble inside the dryer

19.

You can watch static electricity in action by rubbing an inflated balloon against your hair. Your hair will actually stand on its end! It does this because each hair becomes charged, and they all repel one another.

However, eventually, your hair will return to normal. Why is this?

a)

The charge accumulated in your hair eventually just disappears.

b)

The charge accumulated in your hair is eventually converted to neutral particles.

c)

The charge accumulated in your hair is eventually broken down by the nuclear force.

d)

The charge accumulated in your hair is eventually transferred to the surrounding environment.

20.

There are three ways objects can become electrically charged. They are friction, induction and

a)

conduction

b)

Convection

c)

radiation

d)

polarization