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Magnetism and Electricity Test

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1

An electromagnet is an example of...

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

2

A(n) _____________ can be turned on and off

Electromagnet
Conductor
Insulator
Battery
Circuit

3

An electromagnet can be created by

Rubbing a balloon with wool and stick it on the wall
Rub a needle with a magnet and connect it to a cork
Connecting a magnet to the potato
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

electric charge
Static discharge
Magnetic fields
parallel circuits
Current electricity

5

Current electricity is _____________________.

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

6

A ______ is used to open and close a circuit.

Conductor
Insulator
Switch
proton
magnetic field

7

Static electricity is the ______________________.

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

8

A closed circuit is a _______________.

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

9

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

An insulator
A battery
a magnet
a conductor
A circuit

10

A parallel circuit ___________________________.

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

11

A series circuit__________________________.

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

12

A battery _________________________.

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

13

An open circuit ____________________________.

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

14

An object that gains electrons will have a ___________.

Neutron
Negative charge
Neutral charge
Positive charge
An electric current

15

An object that loses electrons will have ____________.

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

16

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

Compass
Open circuit
Electric charge
Current electricity
Electric current

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.

Stand up
Attract
Run away from the magnet
Repel
Float

20

What are insulators?

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

21

What are conductors?

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

22

What materials do you need to make an electromagnet?

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

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