Physics Vocabulary Test 4

TEST 4

1. Since electric charge is measured in ……..and time in seconds, the true unit for
current is coulombs per second.
A. coulombs B. electrons C. charges D. ions

2. Materials with more of the tightly bound electrons, and therefore fewer free
electrons, have a
…………… resistivity.
A. bad B. constant C. higher D. lower

3. Objects with similar charges exert a …………..force on each other.

A. attractive B. inductive C. magnetic D. repulsive

5. In most ferromagnetic materials, the domains return to a random orientation once

the magnetic field is removed and the material becomes………...
A. demagnetized B. magnetized C. paramagnetic A.
antiferromagnetic

6. Visible light is one form of ………………….radiation, and it makes up a small part

of the electromagnetic spectrum.
A. heat B. nuclear C. electromagnetic D. nature

7. Since atoms are surrounded by moving electrons, many will act like little bar
……….with a north and a south pole
A. magnetic B. magnetization C. magnitude D. magnets

8. A …………is a disturbance that travels through a medium from one place to

another
A. sound B. light C. signal D. wave

9. The particles in the medium move up and down with the wave and they transfer
……….in the direction that the wave is moving.
A. particles B. energy C. heat D. rate

10. ………… energy is energy of an object due to its movement - its motion.
A. Kinetic B. Potential C. Mechanical D. Chemical