NAME: __________________________________ DATE: ________________ SCORE: ______

I. MATCHING TYPE: Match Column A with its appropriate pair in Column B. Write the letter of the correct
answer on the space provided.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
_____1. Created the first magnetic compass a. Andre Marie Ampere
_____2. Demonstrated that a compass is deflected when b. Chinese
placed near a current-carrying wire c. Greeks
_____3. Discovered iron rich ores that attract bits of iron and d. Hans Christian Oersted
called it lodestones e. Michael Faraday
_____4. Suggested that electric current could exert a magnetic f. Sumerians
force and a current-carrying wire produced magnetic g. William Gilbert
field
_____5. Suggested that the earth has magnetic properties

II. MULTIPLE CHOICES: Write the letter that corresponds to the correct answer on the space provided.
_____1. Outside a magnet, magnetic field lines are conventionally drawn from ______.
a. North to south b. south to north c. either way d. depends on you
_____2. When a bar magnet is broken in two as shown, each piece is _____.
a. As magnetic as the original North
b. Actually stronger than the original magnet
c. Half as strong as the original magnet
d. No longer magnetic South

_____3. Which of the following explains why a permanent magnet has magnetic properties?
a. The magnetic domains are aligned.
b. There is an accumulation of monopoles in the ends.
c. The magnetic fields of its electrons are balanced.
d. All of the above
_____4. Which pole of a compass needle points to a south pole of a magnet?
a. North pole c. north or south pole; no difference really
b. South pole d. cannot really tell
_____5. Magnetism is due to the motion of electrons as they ______.
a. Move around the nucleus c. loss energy
b. Spin on their axes d. collide with protons
_____6. In which case can a magnetic field be produced?
a. A charged comb c. a welder’s arc flash
b. A falling glass rod d. a rolling plastic cylinder
_____7. Which device can be used to determine the polarity of an unmarked magnet?
a. A charged glass stirring rod c. a sprinkle of iron filings
b. A gold-leaf electroscope d. an improvised compass
_____8. Which correctly describes the magnetic field around a straight current-carrying wire?
a. The magnetic field is strongest near and around the wire.
b. The magnetic field consists of straight lines parallel to the wire.
c. The magnetic field does not vary with the distance from the wire.
d. The magnetic field gets stronger with increasing distance from the wire.
_____9. Which statement about an electromagnet is TRUE?
a. The electric field surrounding a battery-powered electromagnet alternates constantly.
b. The current in the electromagnet coil temporarily magnetizes the iron core.
c. The electric field is inversely proportional to the current.
d. The magnetic field lines produced are all straight.
_____10. What basic principle enables ALL electric motors to operate?
a. Iron is the only element that is magnetic.
b. Opposite electric charges attract and like charges repel.
c. A moving conductor within a magnetic field will experience an electromotive force.
d. A current-carrying conductor placed within a magnetic field will experience a magnetic force.
_____11. Which of the following explains why a permanent magnet has magnetic properties?
a. The magnetic domains are magnetized.
b. There is an accumulation of monopoles in the ends.
c. The magnetic fields of its electrons are balanced.
d. All of the above
_____12. What happens to the magnetic field around the wire if you reverse the direction of the current
running in a wire?
a. It ceases to exist. c. It reverses direction
b. Its orientation remains the same. d. It flips to become aligned parallel to the wire.
_____13. Which current meter has a parallel resistor?
a. Ammeter b. Voltmeter c. Electric motor d. Galvanometer
_____14. Andrew wishes to measure the voltage across a given load. How should he connect the voltmeter
with respect to the load?
a. Parallel b. Series c. Series-parallel d. Either will work
_____15. A simple direct current motor contains an electromagnet, a permanent magnet, and a commutator.
Which part is also referred to as an armature?
a. Electromagnet b. permanent magnet c. Commutator d. All of these
_____16. In a simple DC motor, an electromagnet is placed in the magnetic field of the permanent magnet.
Which of the following happens?
a. The electromagnet will stick to the permanent magnet as they attract each other.
b. The poles of the armature rotate away from the like poles of the permanent magnet.
c. The electromagnet causes current to be produced in the permanent magnet.
d. The permanent magnet will reduce the magnetism produced by the electromagnet.
_____17. What type of energy conversion happens in a motor?
a. Mechanical – Electrical c. Electrical – Mechanical
b. Chemical – Mechanical d. Magnetic - Electrical
_____18. Sheila wishes to make her improvised electromagnet stronger. What should she do?
a. Replace the iron core with a bigger silver core.
b. Change the iron core with a smaller iron core.
c. Increase the number of turns of wire in the coil.
d. Decrease the number of turns of wire in the coil.
_____19. Which of the following is not correctly paired?
a. Magnetic flux: Oersted c. Magnetic Field Strength: Tesla
b. Current: Ampere d. electromotive force: Voltage
_____20. If you move the north pole of a second magnet toward the north pole of a suspended magnet, what
will happen to the suspended magnet?
a. The suspended magnet will move away.
b. The suspended magnet will be attracted by the second magnet.
c. The suspended magnet will remain unaffected and stationary.
d. The suspended magnet will experience a surge in its magnetic field.

III. ILLUSTRATION: Illustrate the magnetic field created by the interaction of the following magnets.(8 pts)
1. 2. 3. 4.
N N S N
N S S N
S N S N
S S N S

IV. ESSAY: Write a brief but meaningful response to the following question. Do not go beyond three
sentences.
1. How would you use a magnet to distinguish a can made of iron from a can made of aluminum? (3pts)
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