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Magnetism and Electricity Test

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1

An electromagnet is an example of...

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

2

A(n) _____________ can be turned on and off

Battery
Insulator
Electromagnet
Circuit
Conductor

3

An electromagnet can be created by

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

4

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

Magnetic fields
Static discharge
electric charge
Current electricity
parallel circuits

5

Current electricity is _____________________.

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

6

A ______ is used to open and close a circuit.

Insulator
Switch
magnetic field
proton
Conductor

7

Static electricity is the ______________________.

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

8

A closed circuit is a _______________.

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

9

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

a conductor
An insulator
A circuit
A battery
a magnet

10

A parallel 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
provides a push in a simple circuit

11

A series circuit__________________________.

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

12

A battery _________________________.

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

13

An open circuit ____________________________.

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

14

An object that gains electrons will have a ___________.

Negative charge
Positive charge
Neutral charge
Neutron
An electric current

15

An object that loses electrons will have ____________.

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

16

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

Current electricity
Compass
Open circuit
Electric current
Electric charge

17

Two like charges will ______________.

Repel each other
attract each other
Do nothing

18

Two unlike charges will_____________.

Stay in the same place
Repel each other
Attract each other

19

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

Float
Attract
Run away from the magnet
Repel
Stand up

20

What are insulators?

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

21

What are conductors?

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

22

What materials do you need to make an electromagnet?

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

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