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Magnetism and Electricity Test

22 Questions - Developed by: Alison Chung - Updated on: 2014-04-15 - Developed on: 2014-04-03 - 70,385 taken - User Rating: 4.0 of 5 - 11 votes - 49 people like it

1

An electromagnet is an example of...

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

2

A(n) _____________ can be turned on and off

Electromagnet
Insulator
Battery
Conductor
Circuit

3

An electromagnet can be created by

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

4

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

Static discharge
Magnetic fields
parallel circuits
Current electricity
electric charge

5

Current electricity is _____________________.

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

6

A ______ is used to open and close a circuit.

Switch
magnetic field
Insulator
Conductor
proton

7

Static electricity is the ______________________.

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

8

A closed circuit is a _______________.

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

9

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

A circuit
A battery
a magnet
a conductor
An insulator

10

A parallel circuit ___________________________.

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

11

A series circuit__________________________.

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

12

A battery _________________________.

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

13

An open circuit ____________________________.

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

14

An object that gains electrons will have a ___________.

Positive charge
Neutral charge
Neutron
An electric current
Negative charge

15

An object that loses electrons will have ____________.

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

16

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

Electric charge
Compass
Electric current
Open circuit
Current electricity

17

Two like charges will ______________.

attract each other
Repel each other
Do nothing

18

Two unlike charges will_____________.

Attract each other
Repel each other
Stay in the same place

19

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

Attract
Float
Run away from the magnet
Stand up
Repel

20

What are insulators?

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

21

What are conductors?

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

22

What materials do you need to make an electromagnet?

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

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