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Magnetism and Electricity Test

22 Questions - Developed by: Alison Chung - Updated on: 2014-04-15 - Developed on: 2014-04-03 - 68,746 taken - User Rating: 4.0 of 5 - 11 votes - 49 people like it

1

An electromagnet is an example of...

A circuit
A permanent magnet
A conductor
A temporary magnet
Static electricity

2

A(n) _____________ can be turned on and off

Circuit
Electromagnet
Conductor
Battery
Insulator

3

An electromagnet can be created by

Connecting a magnet to the potato
Rub a needle with a magnet and connect it to a cork
Rubbing a balloon with wool and stick it on the wall
Rub a balloon with your hair
Wrapping iron core with wire and connecting the wire to a battery

4

An example of ________________ is a battery connected to a light bulb with wires

parallel circuits
Current electricity
Magnetic fields
Static discharge
electric charge

5

Current electricity is _____________________.

A flow of electric charge.
a path for electricity to flow through
the push in a simple circuit
Build up of electric charge
a positive charge

6

A ______ is used to open and close a circuit.

Insulator
proton
Switch
magnetic field
Conductor

7

Static electricity is the ______________________.

electric current in a closed circuit
Complete path in which electricity flows
unlike charges attracting each other
Build up of electric charges
A push in a circuit

8

A closed circuit is a _______________.

parallel circuit
circuit in which current is able to flow and light up a bulb
magnetic field
open circuit
Battery

9

A complete path through which electricity can flow is called _____.

a conductor
a magnet
A circuit
An insulator
A battery

10

A parallel circuit ___________________________.

provides a push in a simple circuit
Has more than one path for electricity to flow.
Will not let electricity to flow.
Has only one path to flow.
Will repel one other

11

A series circuit__________________________.

Allows electricity to flow
will have a negative charge
Will have a positive charge
has only one path for electricity to flow.
will attract one other

12

A battery _________________________.

will attract iron
can provide the push in a simple circuit.
Is a magnetic field
repels others
will lose electrons

13

An open circuit ____________________________.

Will gain electron from friction
Will conduct heat
will insulate
will repel magnets
will not allow electricity to flow

14

An object that gains electrons will have a ___________.

Neutron
An electric current
Neutral charge
Positive charge
Negative charge

15

An object that loses electrons will have ____________.

A positive charge
Static electricity
Static discharge
A negative charge
Electric charges

16

The magnetic field in an electromagnet is a(n)_____________.

Electric current
Electric charge
Current electricity
Compass
Open circuit

17

Two like charges will ______________.

Repel each other
Do nothing
attract each other

18

Two unlike charges will_____________.

Repel each other
Stay in the same place
Attract each other

19

If a magnet is put into a pile of paper clips, the paper clips will ___________ to the magnet.

Repel
Attract
Run away from the magnet
Float
Stand up

20

What are insulators?

Objects that allow electricity to flow
Objects that do not let electricity flow
Like charges
Unlike charges
Metal

21

What are conductors?

Paper
Objects that allow electricity to flow
Rubber
Objects that don't allow electricity to flow
Plastic

22

What materials do you need to make an electromagnet?

wires, battery, a nail...
Needle, and a cork
A light bulb, battery, and wires
Plastic, battery, wires...
Paper clips and a battery

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