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QUIZ 2
Electricity and Magnetism

I. Read the following statements and questions carefully and encircle the letter of your answer.
1. Which of the following shows that charges attract each other?
a. The negative and negative charges are in contact with each other.
b. The positive and negative charges are in contact with each other.
c. The positive and positive charges are in contact with each other.
d. none of the above
2. Which is an example of static electricity?
a. Protons jumping from atom to atom and person to person.
b. Lightning
c. Electrons flowing through a closed circuit with a battery to light up a bulb.
d. Electrons flowing through an open circuit with a battery to light up a bulb.
3. Which of the following is NOT true about a circuit?
a. A bulb will not light up if the switch is turned off.
b. A bulb will light up if all components are connected with each other.
c. A bulb will light up if all the wires are connected, even if it is not complete.
d. A bulb will not light up if the wire is connected to the ends of battery.
4. Lamps in your house are often connected in parallel. Why is this a good idea?
a. They are cheaper.
b. The lights are dimmer.
c. They use less current.
d. You can switch them off separately.
5. A bar magnet is placed on a table, and a sheet of blank paper is placed over the magnet. What could be
sprinkled on the paper to show the magnetic field of the magnet?
a. salt b. sand c. iron filings d. soil
6. To make an electromagnet, what should a conductor be coiled around?
a. a glass tube b. a roll of paper c. an iron nail d. a wooden stick
7. which of the following most likely happen if you place an electromagnet near a garbage bag that contains
metals, papers, and plastics?
a. The electromagnet will attract the metals.
b. The electromagnet will attract the metals and plastics.
c. The electromagnet will attract the metal and the paper.
d. The electromagnet will make the paper conduct electricity.
8. How can electricity create a magnetic force?
a. through a magnet connected to a battery.
b. through a coil of wire wound around on iron core.
c. through magnets that are attached to a closed circuit.
d. through magnets that are attached to a series circuit.
9. Which of the following is true about static electricity?
a. Electrons are transferred from one object to another due to force.
b. Electrons are transferred from one object to another due to friction.
c. Opposite charges is not built between 2 objects, and these objects are placed near each other.
d. Like charges is built between 2 objects, and these objects are placed near each other.
10. An electric current in a wire coil produces _________.
a. magnetic fields in the motor
b. magnetic poles in the motor
c. generator
d. source of voltage
11. To strengthen an electromagnet, _______________.
a. decrease the voltage
 b. increase the number of turns in a coil
c. put a nonmagnetic substance in the coil
d. all of the above
12. What can you conclude if one burnt-out lightbulb causes all the lights in a circuit to fail?
a. More batteries are needed. c. It is a parallel circuit
b. It is a series circuit. d. The wire is not thick enough.

13. Which is true about electromagnets?

a. They are permanent.
b. They do not need a battery.
c. Increasing the number of coils makes the electromagnet stronger.
d. Increasing the battery makes the electromagnet weaker.
14. A path of electricity is _______________.
a. route b. ampere c. lightbulb d. circuit
15. What flows in an electricity?
a. current b. ampere c. electron d. ions
16. Which of the following best illustrates conductors?
a. They are materials that do not conduct electricity.
b. Happens when a fuse malfunctions.
c. Seen when 2 or more wires are plugged into one socket.
d. They are materials that conduct electricity.
17. What is electricity?
a. It is a term used when an object has a greater number of protons than electrons.
b. It is a term used when an object has an equal number of protons and neutrons.
c. It is a term used to describe electrical energy.
d. It is a term used when an object has a greater number of electrons than protons.
18. Which is true about current electricity?
a. It is produced by friction.
b. It is produced when the same charges are placed near each other.
c. It is produced when 2 unlike charges are placed near each other.
d. It is produced when electrons flow from a source to where it will be used.

19- 20. In a paragraph, write the importance of electricity and magnetism to our daily life.(2 points)