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Circuits & Electromagnetic

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

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1.

A student builds a circuit that lights a light bulb. A second bulb is added to the same loop between the first bulb and the battery. Which statement describes the brightness of each bulb? (hint: series circuit)

a)

Each bulb will be as bright as the first bulb was

b)

The first bulb will be the same brightness, and the second bulb will be dimmer

c)

Each bulb will be dimmer than the first bulb was

d)

The first bulb will be dimmer than it was, and the second bulb will not light

2.

The images show two steps in a procedure a student used to examine an electric circuit. Which question might the student be investigating?

a)

How does changing the voltage affect the brightness of a light bulb?

b)

How does an open circuit compare with a closed circuit?

c)

Is a light bulb an electric insulator or an electric conductor?

d)

Is more energy transformed in an electric circuit in a light bulb or in a wire?

3.

Which statement best describes an electric current?

a)

Energy transfers inside of an electric device

b)

Charged particles move through a conductor

c)

Type of conductor or insulator

d)

The measurement of the electric potential energy in a circuit

4.

Adding which object to a circuit will create a potential energy difference in a circuit?

a)

switch

b)

wire

c)

light bulb

d)

battery

5.

What are the 3 main components to a simple circuit?

a)

An energy source, conducting wire and load

b)

An energy source, insulation and load

c)

An energy source, induction pathway and load

d)

An energy source, conducting wire and a switch

6.

An electric (a)    is the movement of electrically charged particles.

7.

As the electric current through a wire increases, the magnetic field around the wire becomes stronger.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of the following conditions is necessary for a magnet inside a wire loop to produce an electric current? (Mechanical Energy --> Electric Energy)

a)

The magnet must be stationary

b)

The wire loop must be part of an open circuit

c)

The wire loop must already have a current running through it

d)

The magnet must be in motion

9.

By changing the current in the wire, you can change the ____ of an electromagnet.

a)

strength and charge

b)

direction and coils

c)

charge and strength

d)

strength and direction

10.

In the figure shown, what happens when the amount of current flowing in the wire coil is increased?

a)

the magnetic field becomes stronger

b)

the magnetic field disappears

c)

the position of the north and south poles is reversed

d)

the strength of the magnetic field decreases

11.

What are the ways to increase the strength of the electromagnet? (select all that apply)

a)

Increasing the current

b)

Increasing the voltage

c)

Decreasing the distance

d)

Increasing the number of coils

e)

Increasing the distance

12.

A(n) (a)   is a temporary magnet made with a current-carrying wire coil wrapped around a magnetic core.

13.

(a)   is the interaction between charges and magnets.

14.

Would you rather build: Sumo-wrestling junkbots OR racing junkbots?

a)

Sumo-wrestling

b)

Racing