Name:________________________

Electricity&MagnetismChapter6&7
TestFORMA
Vocabulary
Matcheachdefinitionordescriptiontoavocabularytermbywritingtheletter.Somewordsmay
beusedmorethanonce,whileothersmaynotbeusedatall(1pteach).

A
electricfield

1.

chargingbycontact
C

chargingbyinduction
D

electriccurrent
E

magneticfield
F

electromagnetism
G

solenoid
H

voltage

________therearrangementofelectronsonaneutralobjectcausedbyanearbychargedobject.

2.

________becauseitcanbeturnedonandoff,thisisusedtorunelectricmotorsandelectronicssuchasspeakers.

3.

________thepushofelectronsdownawire,similartothepressureofwaterinatank

4.

________measuredinacircuitusinganammeter

5.

________measuredinacircuitusingavoltmeter

6.

________bringinganegativelychargedballoonnearyoursleeve,causingtheballoontorepelthesleeve

7.

________rubbingaballoononyourhead

8.

________theamountofelectronsflowingthroughawire,similartotheamountofwaterinapipe

9.

________usedinrollercoasterstoholdcarsontracksandallowthemtorollupsidedown

10. ________acoiledupwirethatproducesastrongerelectricfieldthanasimplewireloop

True/False
WriteTifthestatementistrue,andFifthestatementisfalseinthefirstblank.Ifitisfalse,
correcttheunderlinedwordtomakethestatementtrueinthespaceprovided(2ptseach).
11. ________Anelectricalcircuitcontainingalightbulb,avoltmeter,a9Vbattery,andan
openswitch
willcausethe
bulbtolight._________________________________________________________________________
12. ________The
magneticfield
strengthofanelectromagnetcanbecontrolledbychangingthenumberofwireloops
and/orthecurrentinthewire.___________________________________________________________
13. ________Themetalelementsiron,
copper
,andnickelareallmagnetic.__________________________________
14. ________OhmslawstatesthatV=IR,whereV=voltage,I=
current
,andR=resistance._______________________
15. ________Thunderisproducedasaresultof
lightning
heatingtheairtemperatureuntiltheairexpandsrapidly,
producingsoundwaves._______________________________________________________________
16. ________An
insulator
isamaterialthatallowselectronstopassthrougheasily.____________________________
17. ________Ifyoucutamagnetinhalf,youwillgettwomagnetsthathavetwo
opposite
poles.__________________

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MultipleChoice(1pteach)
Pleaseselectthesinglemostcorrectanswerforeachquestion.

18. Threebarmagnetsareheldtogetherlikeyouseeabove.Whatarethemagnetsgoingtolooklikewhentheyre
released?

a.

b.

c.

d.

19. Energycanbechangedintodifferentforms.Theenergyinsideofabatteryis__________________energy,andis
usedtocreateelectricalenergywhenpluggedintoacircuit.
a.

solar

b.

chemical

c.

magnetic

d.

heat

20. Whichistrueabouttwonearbyelectriccharges?
a.

ifbotharepositive,theyattract

b.

ifbotharenegative,theyattract

c.

ifoneispositiveandoneisnegative,theyattract

d.

ifoneispositiveandoneisnegative,theyrepel

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21. Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytobeapoorconductorofelectricity?
a.

silver

b.

aluminum

c.

atinroof

d.

paper

22. Astudentsetupthecircuityouseeinthepicture.Therewasacompasssittingonthetablenexttothecircuit.When
thestudentconnectedtheplasticcoatedcopperwiretothebattery,thecompassneedlemoved.Whydidthe
compassneedlemove?
a.

Electricitywasflowingthroughthewiretothecompass.

b.

Magneticforcewasflowingfromthebatterytothecompass.

c.

Theenergyflowingthroughthewirecausedthecompasstovibrate.

d.

Magnetismwascreatedwhenelectricityflowedthroughthewire.

23. Astudentplacedtwohorseshoemagnetsneareachotheronatable.Whatwillhappenwhensheletsgoofthetwo
magnets?
a.

Onesideofthemagnetwillrepelandtheothersidewillattract.

b.

Thetwomagnetswillrepelandpushapart.

c.

Thetwomagnetswillattractandsticktogether.

d.

Theforcewillbecancelledbetweenthemagnets

24. Whenblacksandandironfilingsaremixedtogether,theylooklikeablackpowder.Whichofthefollowingwouldbe
theeasiestwaytoseparatethesandandthefilings?
a.

Useamagnifyingglass.

b.

Addwatertothemixture.

c.

Useamagnet.

d.

Useahotplatetoheatthemixture.

25. Onlyonesetupbelowwilllightthebulb.Whichsetupwilllightthebulb?Circletheonebestanswer.

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26. Whatisthecurrentflowingintoalaptopcomputerpluggedintoa120Voutletiftheresistanceinthecordwireis6
ohms?
a.

20A

b.

200A

c.

72A

d.

720A

27. Whichisthesameforeachlightbulbinthecircuitatright?
a.

currentinthefilament

b.

voltagedifference

c.

electricresistance

d.

electricalcurrent

28. WhatisthevoltagethroughlightbulbB?
a.

3V

b.

4V

c.

6V

d.

12V

ShortAnswer
Mustcompleteall.
29. Wendyismakinganelectromagnet.Shewrapsalong,insulatedwirearoundanironnail.WhatshouldWendydo
nexttocompletetheelectromagnet?

30. SamuelMorse,theinventorofthetelegraph,hadaproblem.Histelegraphssignalwastooweak.Heneededa
strongerelectromagnet.Whatisonewaythathemighthaveincreasedthestrengthoftheelectromagnetforhis
telegraph?

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31. Lookatthecircuitinthepicture,whichisincomplete.
a.

Canyouuseapieceofstringtomakethecircuitcomplete?Whyorwhy
not?

b.

Canyouuseapieceofaluminumfoiltomakethecircuitcomplete?Whyor
whynot?

32.Usethediagramofthecircuittotherighttoanswerthesequestions.
a.

Describehowyouwouldtracetheflowofelectricityinthecircuityouseeinthe
picture.

b.

Drawacircuitdiagramforthecircuitinthepicture.

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