Magnets Unit Test

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SECTION 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE

Read each question carefully, and then CIRCLE the answer that best fits the question. Each
question will have four choices, but only ONE correct answer.

1. Which of the following is attracted by a magnet?

a. Glass
b. A quarter
c. Aluminum foil
d. Steel

2. Which of the following is NOT a way that electromagnets are different from regular
magnets?
a. They can attract different metals than a regular magnet
b. They can be turned on and off
c. Their polarity can be reversed
d. Their strength can be controlled

3. Which of the following best describes what a conductor of electricity is?

a. A material that electricity can flow through
b. A material that electricity cannot flow through
c. A material that has a strong magnetic force field
d. A material that has a weak magnetic force field

4. Electricity doesn’t flow around the circuit by itself. It requires a push to make it flow.
This push comes from:
a. The wires
b. The battery
c. Plastic
d. The switch

SECTION 2: TRUE/FALSE
Read each statement below carefully. Place a letter T on the line if you think the statement is
TRUE. Place a letter F on the line if you think the statement is FALSE.

1. ________ Because the strength of an electromagnet varies with the strength of the
current, it would not make an ideal circuit breaker.

2. ________ The magnetic force field becomes stronger the farther away the magnet is
moved from the magnetic object.

3. ________ Even if a magnet was cut into two pieces, there would still be a north pole and
a south pole of a magnet
SECTION 3: COMPLETION
Read each question carefully and fill in the blank with the correct word that completes the
sentence. Only one word will go on each line.

1. A single length of wire doesn’t create a very strong magnetic field. When you coil the
wire, the field ________________.

2. A ______________ is a complete path around which electricity can flow. It must include
a source of energy, like a battery.

3. A _____________ completes the circuit so electricity can flow through the components
and can be turned off and on.

SECTION 4: MATCHING
Read each term and definition carefully. Match the definition on the right with the correct term
on the left by writing the corresponding letter on the line. Each definition will only be used once,
and all definitions will be used.

1. ______ Magnet A. To pull to or draw towards oneself

or itself
2. ______ Repel B. A rock or a piece of metal that can
pull certain types of metal towards
itself
3. ______ Pole C. To push back or away by force

4. ______ Force D. A push or a pull on an object

5. ______ Attract E. Either of the two points of a magnet

where the lines of magnetic force
meet and are the strongest

SECTION 5: SHORT ANSWER

Read each question carefully. Respond to each question in one to two complete sentences.

1. What are the two types of electricity?

2. What are the four metals that magnets attract?

ANSWER KEY

SECTION 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. D. Steel
2. B. They can attract different metals than a regular magnet
3. A. A material that electricity can flow through
4. B. The battery

SECTION 2: TRUE/FALSE

1. False
2. False
3. True

SECTION 3: COMPLETION

1. Strengthens
2. Circuit
3. Switch

SECTION 4: MATCHING

1. B
2. C
3. E
4. D
5. A

SECTION 5: SHORT ANSWER

1. The two types of electricity are current electricity and static electricity.
2. The four metals that magnets are attracted to are iron, nickel, steel, and cobalt.