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Magnetism and Electricity Test

22 Questions - Developed by: Alison Chung - Updated on: 2014-04-15 - Developed on: 2014-04-03 - 66.730 taken - User Rating: 4 of 5.0 - 11 votes - 49 people like it

1

An electromagnet is an example of...

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

2

A(n) _____________ can be turned on and off

Electromagnet
Battery
Conductor
Circuit
Insulator

3

An electromagnet can be created by

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
Wrapping iron core with wire and connecting the wire to a battery
Connecting a magnet to the potato

4

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

electric charge
Magnetic fields
parallel circuits
Current electricity
Static discharge

5

Current electricity is _____________________.

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

6

A ______ is used to open and close a circuit.

Switch
proton
magnetic field
Insulator
Conductor

7

Static electricity is the ______________________.

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

8

A closed circuit is a _______________.

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

9

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

A battery
A circuit
a magnet
An insulator
a conductor

10

A parallel circuit ___________________________.

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

11

A series circuit__________________________.

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

12

A battery _________________________.

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

13

An open circuit ____________________________.

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

14

An object that gains electrons will have a ___________.

An electric current
Positive charge
Neutron
Neutral charge
Negative charge

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)_____________.

Compass
Open circuit
Electric charge
Electric current
Current electricity

17

Two like charges will ______________.

Do nothing
Repel each other
attract each other

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.

Repel
Stand up
Attract
Float
Run away from the magnet

20

What are insulators?

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

21

What are conductors?

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

22

What materials do you need to make an electromagnet?

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

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