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Unit Test Review - January 16

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

F-The battery does what in a circuit

a)

Controls the flow of electricity

b)

Becomes a temporary magnet

c)

Has potential energy to run the circuit

d)

Provides the pathway for the electricity

2.

A-The switch does what in the circuit

a)

Has potential energy to run the circuit

b)

Becomes a temporary magnet

c)

Controls the flow of electricity

d)

Provides the pathway to carry the electricity

3.

E-The rivet does what in the circuit?

a)

Provides the pathway to carry the electricity

b)

Has potential energy to run the circuit

c)

Controls the flow of electricity

d)

Becomes a temporary magnet

4.

C-The wire does what in the circuit?

a)

Has potential energy to run the circuit

b)

Becomes a temporary magnet

c)

Controls the flow of electricity

d)

Provides the pathway to carry the electricity

5.

Which one is evidence that electricity is flowing?

a)

A component gets hot

b)

The switch is closed

c)

A component gets cold

6.

Which one is evidence that electricity is flowing?

a)

A motor in a circuit is not moving

b)

A light bulb shines

c)

The battery is connected

7.

Which circuit will light the bulb?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

What is the energy source in the circuits shown?

a)

The bulb filament

b)

The bulb casing

c)

The wire

d)

The D-cell (battery)

9.

Why did the compass needle change position when the circuit was closed?

a)

Electricity also runs through the compass.

b)

A magnetic field surrounds a wire

c)

The compass-needle change indicates the potential energy

d)

The magnetic poles of the D-cell reversed

10.

A circuit is....

a)

a pathway for the flow of magnetism

b)

a pathway for the flow of electricity

11.

The microscopic regions in a strongly magnetic material that have all the atoms' magnetic fields line up are called ---.

a)

electrolytes

b)

nodes

c)

orbitals

d)

domains

e)

poles

12.

The picture is an example of an:

a)

Electric generator

b)

Electromagnet

c)

Electric nail

d)

Electric power cell

13.

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

14.
What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?
a)
they repel
b)
they attract
c)
they cancel each other out
d)
the strength of the magnet is doubled
15.

What will happen to the poles of a magnet if a large magnet is cut into smaller pieces?

a)

the pieces will only have a N or S pole

b)

one of the pieces will have both a N and S pole, the other will only have N

c)

one of the pieces will have both a N and S pole, the other will only have S

d)

ALL pieces will have a N and S pole

16.

Select ALL rules of magnetic attraction

a)

opposite poles attract

b)

like poles repel

c)

opposite poles repel

d)

like poles attract

17.

Given the definition, select the correct vocabulary word: to push away from each other

a)

permanent magnet

b)

temporary magnet

c)

attract

d)

repel

18.

Given the definition, select the correct vocabulary word: to pull towards each other

a)

permanent magnet

b)

temporary magnet

c)

attract

d)

repel

19.

The greater the distance between magnets, the _________ the force between them.

a)

greater

b)

weaker

20.

Choose the circuit that will work.

a)
b)
21.

Which action would make an electromagnet stronger (able to pick up more paper clips)?

a)

Use thinner wire

b)

Add another D-cell into the circuit

c)

Wind fewer wraps around the core

d)

Wind the wraps loosely rather than tightly around the core

22.

A generator turns...

a)

kinetic energy into electrical energy

b)

electrical energy into kinetic energy

23.

A motor turns...

a)

kinetic energy into electrical energy

b)

electrical energy into kinetic energy

24.

Two objects will experience an electric force of attraction when they have ____.

a)

no charge

b)

like charges

c)

opposite charges

d)

the same amount of charge

25.

If the distance between two charged objects increases, the electric force between them _____.

a)

stops

b)

remains the same

c)

increases

d)

decreases

26.

When you bring the south ends of two magnets close together, they repel each other.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

A current-carrying wire produces a magnetic field

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The more loops in a coil of wire around the core of an electromagnet, the stronger the magnetic force.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

When the amount of positive charge on an object equals the amount of negative charge on an object, the object is electrically neutral.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Which of the following describes both an electromagnet and a permanent magnet?

a)

The poles can be reversed

b)

The strength of the magnetic force can be controlled.

c)

) The magnetic force can be turned off and on.

d)

It has a north pole and a south pole.

31.
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.
32.

Why is electrical wiring usually made from copper?

a)

Because copper is shiny

b)

Because copper conducts electricity

c)

Because copper is not magnetic

d)

Because copper insulate electricity

33.

Which of the following materials is an electrical conductor?

a)

Plastic spoon

b)

Silver-colored plastic spoon

c)

copper spoon

d)

wooden spoon

34.

A material that does NOT let electricity pass through it is called ...

a)

An electrical conductor

b)

An electrical insulator

c)

An electrical source

d)

An electric appliance

35.
This circuit has a battery, buzzer, and switch.
When the switch is closed the buzzer will sound because -
a)
the switch gives energy to the battery
b)
the buzzer is made of special plastic
c)
the wires are cooled by the surrounding air
d)
electricity can flow in a complete path
36.
Which of the following can work as an energy source?
a)
Battery
b)
Light bulb
c)
Wire
d)
All of them
37.
Choose the correct sentence.
a)
This circuit will work because it is an open circuit.
b)
This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.
c)
This circuit will NOT work because it is an open circuit.
d)
This circuit will NOT work because it is a closed circuit.
38.

Why is electrical wiring usually are covered with a layer of plastic?

a)

To make it look pretty

b)

To help electricity flow along the wire

c)

To make it safe

d)

To add more energy

39.
Electricity is the flow of _________.
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
40.

Which of these has the most kinetic energy?

a)

a 25 kg fish tank sitting on a table

b)

a 100 g fish swimming in a fish tank

c)

a 7,500 kg car parked on a steep hill

d)

a 100 kg boulder suspended from a cliff

41.

Which of these has kinetic energy?

a)

a book sitting on a shelf

b)

hat and gloves on a table

c)

cars parked in a parking lot

d)

a child throwing a football

42.

At which point does the ball have the greatest amount of gravitational potential energy?

a)

w

b)

x

c)

y

d)

z

43.

Where is the most kinetic energy?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

44.

Which point shows where kinetic energy starts transforming into potential energy again?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

45.

Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.

a)

true

b)

false

46.

What is energy?

a)

something that picks up things, like a magnet.

b)

Motion of an object

c)

ability to do work

d)

magic rays of sunshine that come down when you're feeling blue.

47.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
48.

An example of Potential Energy is:

a)

squishing a spring

b)

Bike moving down a Hill

c)

Roller Coaster moving

49.

In order to INCREASE the potential energy of an object, you need to:

a)

put the object lower to the ground

b)

raise the object higher

50.

Kinetic energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

a)

Height (position)

b)

Mass

c)

Velocity

d)

Friction

51.

Potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

a)

Height and mass

b)

Friction and movement

c)

Mass and Movement

d)

Height and Friction

52.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above