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25/26 Unit 1 Test Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What can you do to make electromagnets stronger?

a)

Increase number of coils of wire.

b)

Increase number of batteries used.

c)

Both A and B.

d)

Neither A nor B.

2.
What is the transfer of electricity in a generator?
a)
Mechanical to Electrical 
b)
Physical to Potential 
c)
Electrical to Mechanical
d)
Yogurt to Light
3.

A device that transforms electric energy to mechanical or kinetic energy is a

a)

generator

b)

motor

c)

transformer

d)

magnet

4.

How are electromagnets different from permanent magnets?

a)

magnets can be turned on/off

b)

you can turn an electromagnet on/off

c)

magnets are more powerful

d)

magnets have a North and South pole

5.

What is an electric circuit?

a)

The path which the electric current takes.

b)

The movement or flow of negatively charged electrons

c)

The presence of electrons

d)

An electric charge that collects or builds up on the surface of an object

6.

In series circuit, there is only _____ path for electrons to flow.

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

7.

In parallel circuit, there are _________ pathways for charge to flow.

a)

One

b)

Two or more

c)

None

d)

Zero

8.

Which one is the circuit diagram of this picture?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because:

a)

It has 3 light bulbs.

b)

The same current flows through all three light bulbs.

c)

It uses a single battery.

d)

The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.

10.

What will happen if one light bulb is removed from this circuit?

a)

The other bulbs will go out.

b)

The other bulbs will stay on

c)

The other bulbs will get dimmer.

d)

The battery will become stronger.

11.

Can magnets interact without touching?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

What will the magnets in the picture do?

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

c)

Neither attract nor repel

d)

Both attract and repel

13.

A _____ is a device that has a magnetic needle that spins freely. It is used for navigation because its needle usually points north.

a)

calculator

b)

compass

c)

GPS

d)

map

14.

Are the magnets in this picture attracting or repelling?

a)

Attracting

b)

Repelling

15.

Magnets can be used to make electric motors and generators.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which electromagnet is stronger?

a)

A

b)

B

17.

Which electromagnet is stronger?

a)

A

b)

B

18.
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.
19.
In order for an electromagnet to be formed, an __________ current must pass through a coil of __________ wrapped around an ________ core.
a)
wire, iron, electric
b)
electric, wire, iron
c)
iron, electric, wire
d)
excited, hair, apple
20.

The picture shows a lamp. Which three forms of energy is the lamp using?

a)

heat, light, and sound

b)

electrical, light, and heat

c)

mechanical, sound, and light

d)

light, mechanical, and electrical

21.

The blades of a wind turbine are at rest until the movement of air causes the blades to spin. Which energy transformation happens when the blades are spinning as shown?

a)

Electrical to mechanical

b)

Chemical to electrical

c)

Mechanical to electrical

d)

Chemical to mechanical

22.

Match the following

a)

Electrical Energy

1.

Electrical Outlet

b)

Chemical Energy

2.

Battery

c)

Mechanical Energy

3.

Movement

d)

Thermal Energy

4.

Heat

23.
What is the definition of "weight"?
a)
measure of the force of gravity on your body
b)
the time it takes to get on a ride 
c)
the amount of matter in an object
d)
the size of an object
24.
A measure of how much matter an object has is--
a)
weight
b)
gravity
c)
mass
d)
volume
25.
The mass of an object ___________ as it moves away from the center of Earth
a)
stays the same
b)
decreases
c)
increases
d)
doubles
26.
Why would you weigh less on the moon compared to Earth?
a)
less air
b)
less sunlight
c)
more gravitational pull
d)
less gravitational pull
27.
What law is best described by inertia?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
law of conservation of mass
28.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
law of motion
29.
A person not paying attention while skateboarding hits a rock. The skateboard stops...they don't.
a)
The Law of Inertia (1st law)
b)
The Law of Acceleration (2nd law)
c)
The Law of Conservation of Momentum
d)
Action Reaction Law (3rd law)
30.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction that the _______ force is being applied.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
d)
less
31.
Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction
a)
Equal and similar
b)
Equal and opposite
c)
Equal and different
d)
Greater and opposite
32.

electric current can cause a magnetic field

a)

true

b)

false

33.

a motor converts electrical current into

a)

chemical energy

b)

chemical force

c)

mechanical force

d)

mechanical life

34.

electric generators converts mechanical force into

a)

mechanical energy

b)

magmatism

c)

electric current

d)

electric energy

35.

true or false- motors and generators are opposites

a)

true

b)

false