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Quiz 8: Magnetism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the relationship between electricity and magnetism?

a)

They are unrelated

b)

They are opposites

c)

They are intimately related

d)

They have no connection

2.

What are magnetic poles?

a)

Regions on a magnet where the magnetic field is strongest

b)

Regions on a magnet where the magnetic field is weakest

c)

Regions on a magnet where the magnetic field is absent

d)

Regions on a magnet where the magnetic field changes direction

3.

How do magnetic poles interact?

a)

They always attract each other

b)

They always repel each other

c)

They can attract or repel each other

d)

They have no interaction

4.

What is the behavior of magnetic forces between poles?

a)

They increase with distance

b)

They decrease with distance

c)

They remain constant with distance

d)

They have no relation to distance

5.

What creates a magnetic field?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Moving Charges

6.

How is a magnetic field represented?

a)

By electric field lines emanating from one point and landing on another

b)

By magnetic field lines that form closed loops

c)

By gravitational field lines directed towards a massive object

7.

What creates a stronger magnetic field?

a)

Stationary electrons

b)

Fast-moving electrons

c)

Fast-moving neutrons

8.

What are magnetic domains?

a)

Clusters of atoms in a material w/aligned magnetic fields

b)

Clusters of unaligned atoms in a material

c)

Clusters of charged particles in a material

d)

Clusters of magnets in a material

9.

How can a piece of metal be turned into a magnet?

a)

By introducing a strong electric field regardless of temperature

b)

By introducing a strong magnetic field under the right temperature conditions

c)

By introducing a strong gravitational field

10.

What determines the strength of a magnet?

a)

The number of magnetic domains

b)

The orientation of magnetic domains

c)

Both the number and orientation of magnetic domains

d)

Neither the number nor orientation of magnetic domains

11.

What happens when a magnet is cut in half?

a)

Each piece is a magnet

b)

The magnet loses its magnetic properties

c)

The magnet becomes stronger

d)

The magnet becomes weaker

12.

What is the direction of magnetic field lines?

a)

From south to north

b)

From north to south

c)

From east to west

d)

From west to east

13.
In 1831 who discovered electromagnetic induction?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Nikola Tesla
c)
Michael Faraday
14.

Can you produce current in a wire with a magnet that is sitting still?

a)

Yes; having a magnet near a wire is enough to excite the electrons

b)

Only if there is a change in the magnetic field strength

c)

No; magnets cannot create electricity

15.

A coil spins in a magnetic field. Of the following

which causes an increase in the induced EMF in

the coil?

a)

Spinning the coil faster

b)

Removing the coil from the magnetic field

c)

Keeping the flux at a constant rate

d)

Decreasing the number of turns of wire in

the coil

16.
Voltage can be induced in a wire by
a)
a. moving the wire near a magnet.
b)
b. moving a magnet near the wire.
c)
c. changing the current in a nearby wire.
d)
d. all of these
17.
What would happen if I move a bar magnet in and out of a coil of copper wire?
a)
Electric current would disappear 
b)
The magnet would explode 
c)
Electric current will flow through the wire
d)
It would produce a gravitational field
18.
A magnet can move in a coil of wire to produce electricity in which system?
a)
Generator
b)
Motor
c)
Magnet
d)
Transformer
19.
A magnetic field exerts a force on a charged particle:
a)
always 
b)
never 
c)
if the particle is moving across the field lines
d)
if the particle is moving along the field lines 
20.

A student moves a magnet into a coil of wire as shown in the diagram. The coil of wire is connected to a sensitive ammeter.

a)

increasing the number of turns on the coil

b)

increasing the speed of the magnet

c)

increasing the strength of the magnet

d)

all of the above