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1) As the amount of charge on either of two charged objects increases, the electric force between
the objects decreases.
True
False
2) Two objects will experience an electric force of attraction when they have ____.
A) like charges
B) opposite charges
C) the same amount of charge
D) no charge
3) If the distance between two charged objects increases, the electric force between them
_____.
A) decreases
B) increases
C) remains the same
D) stops
4) Which of the following statements about the forces between charged objects is not true?
A) As
the distance between charged objects decreases, the electric force between them
decreases.
B) If
one object is positively charged and another is negatively charged, the objects will
attract each other.
C) Two negatively charged objects will repel each other.
D) As
the amount of charge on either object decreases, the electric force between them
decreases.
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5) The magnetic domain is the area around a magnet where the magnetic force acts.
True
False
6) When you bring the south ends of two magnets close together, they repel each other.
_______________
True
False
7) A current-carrying wire produces a magnetic field.
True
False
8) The strength of an electromagnet can be increased by reducing the number of turns on the
wire coil so that more current can flow.
True
False
9) The more loops in a coil of wire around the core of an electromagnet, the stronger the
magnetic force.
True
False
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10) As a nail approaches the south pole of a magnet, what happens to its magnetic domains?
A) The north poles of the domains point toward the magnet.
B) The south poles of the domains point toward the magnet.
C) The domains spin, but end up in no particular pattern.
D) The domains remain unaffected by the magnet.
11) What makes an electric motor spin?
A) The permanent magnet and the electromagnet continuously attract each other.
B) The permanent magnet and the electromagnet continuously repel each other.
C) The
permanent magnet and the electromagnet alternately attract and repel each
other.
D) The
permanent magnet and the electromagnet alternately attract and repel the
power source.
12) How can a wire and a magnet create an electric current?
A) The magnet moves inside the coil of wire.
B) The coil of wire moves through a magnetic field.
C) Neither a nor b will produce an electric current.
D) Either a or b will produce an electric current.
13) The south pole of a magnet ____.
A) attracts another south pole
B) repels a paper clip
C) attracts a north pole
D) repels a north pole
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14) A student created an electromagnet out of a piece of copper wire, a nail, and a battery, as
shown.
The student observed that the electromagnet could not lift paper clips off a desktop as
expected.
Which hypothesis will most likely help the student build an electromagnet capable of lifting
paper clips?
A) Using
a wooden stick instead of a nail will increase the number of paper clips that
the electromagnet can pick up.
B) Adding
more coils of copper wire to the nail will increase the number of paper clips
that the electromagnet can pick up.
C) Pushing
the coils of copper wire closer together will increase the number of paper
clips that the electromagnet can pick up.
D) Using a battery that produces less electric current will increase the number of paper
clips that the electromagnet can pick up.
15) Devon was watching an old television show about people stranded on an island. One of the
characters wanted to make an electric generator out of a bicycle. What does he need to find?
A) two magnets
B) a battery
C) a coil of wire
D) an electromagnet
E) a light bulb
16) When the amount of positive charge on an object equals the amount of negative charge on an
object, the object is electrically neutral.
True
False
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17) Which of the following describes both an electromagnet and a permanent magnet?
A) The poles can be reversed.
B) The strength of the magnetic force can be controlled.
C) The magnetic force can be turned off and on.
D) It has a north pole and a south pole.
18) During an investigation, a teacher places a small permanent magnet with a hole in it onto a
wooden rod. The magnet can slide freely up and down the rod. When the teacher places the
magnet and rod on a tabletop above an electromagnet, the magnet slides up the rod as shown
in the diagram.
A student measures how far the magnet slides up the rod each time the teacher adds an
additional battery to the electromagnet.
Which question could most likely be answered by this investigation?
A) How does the size of the magnet affect the distance the magnet travels up the rod?
B) How
does the distance between the magnet and the electromagnet affect the
strength of the magnetic force of the electromagnet?
C) How
does the amount of the electric current affect the distance the magnet travels
up the rod?
D) How
does the direction of the electric current affect the strength of the magnetic
force of the electromagnet?
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19) Six students each make an electromagnet for an investigation. Each student wraps copper
wire around a nail and attaches each end of the wire to a 9-volt battery. The students use their
electromagnets to pick up paper clips. The table shows the number of paper clips each
student picks up with their electromagnet.
a. Write one question about how the electromagnets were made that the students could
answer that would help explain the differences in the numbers of paper clips picked up by the
electromagnets. Explain your reasoning.
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b. Identify one factor, other than how the electromagnets were made, that would affect the
number of paper clips picked up by the electromagnet. Explain your reasoning.
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20) Mr. Ramirez demonstrates that objects can exert forces on each other even when the objects
are not touching. He removes two long pieces of clear plastic tape from a tape dispenser. He
holds a piece of tape in each hand so that they are hanging down. As he moves his hands
closer together, the pieces of tape repel each other.
His students then plan an investigation to study the forces exerted by the pieces of tape.
a. Identify two factors that may affect the forces exerted by the pieces of tape. Explain your
reasoning.
b. Describe how the effect of one of the factors you identified in part (a) could be tested. Be
sure to include a description of how the effect would be measured and how the collected
data would be analyzed.
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