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Quiz: Electromagnetism

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The attraction or repulsion created by spinning electric charges
a)

A. electric generator

b)

B. magnetic force

c)

C. solenoid

d)

D. electromagnet

2.
A device that increases or decreases the voltage of alternating current
a)
A. magnet
b)
B. magnetic pole
c)
C. transformer
d)
D. magnetic force
3.

A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy

a)

A. electric generator

b)

B. electric motor

c)

C. electromagnetic induction

d)

D. electric meter

4.
What kind of magnet can be turned on and off?
a)

refrigerator magnet

b)

electromagnet

c)

magnetite

d)

iron

5.
If you wrap more coils around an electromagnet, it will become 
a)
brighter
b)
stronger
c)
weaker
d)
invisible
6.
How do you make an electromagnet stronger?
a)

Add a motor and/or lightbulbs

b)

Add more light bulbs and/or wire coils

c)

add more wire coils and/or a switch

d)

add more wire coils and/or batteries

7.
A compass needle responds to a magnetic field, because the compass needle is a
a)
A. generator.
b)
B. motor.   
c)
C. magnet.
d)
D. transformer.
8.
The ability of some materials to attract certain metals is called
a)
Electricity
b)
Magnetism
c)
Electromagnetism
d)
Atoms
9.

The strongest parts of the magnet are ...

a)

fronts

b)

backs

c)

poles

d)

middle

10.

The area around a magnet is called the .....

a)

attraction zone

b)

work area

c)

magnetic field

d)

hot zone

11.

Why does the compass needle move at different locations?

a)

Because the needle is attracted to the magnetic field produced by the magnet

b)

Because north is up

c)

Because it is being attracted to the Magnetic North Pole

d)

Because north is down

12.

These magnetic domains are:

a)

strongly magnetized

b)

slightly magnetized

c)

unmagnetized

13.
Are the magnetic field lines in the picture correct?
a)

Yes, because they point from north to south.

b)

No, because they point from north to south (they're supposed to go the other way).

c)

Yes, because the North pole is on the left in all pictures.

d)

No, because the North pole is on the left in all pictures (it's supposed to be on the right).

14.

When running a current through a wire, what do the blue lines represent?

a)

The wire spinning

b)

A magnetic field that was created

c)

Electrons leaving

d)

Electricity

15.
A coil of wire with an electric current in it is called a(n)
a)
A. transformer.
b)
B. electric generator.
c)
C. electric motor.
d)
D. solenoid.