Summative Test in Science 10 Week 7 & 8

SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE 10
WEEK 7 & 8
NAME: _____________________________ SCORE: __________
GRADE & SECTION: __________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer on the space provided before the
number.
1.Electric motors are devices that convert _______ energy into ______ energy.
A. electrical; mechanical
B. mechanical; electrical
C. chemical; potential
D. mechanical; kinetic
2.What two forces are required for generators and electric motors to work?
A. magnetism and thermal
B. electricity and thermal
C. electricity and magnetism
D. magnetism and radiant
3.What word best fits this definition: A device which converts electrical energy into
mechanical energy usually through the rotation of an electromagnet in the field of stationary
magnet.
A. armature
B. electromagnet
C. motor
D. system
4.The rotating part of a motor.

A. system
B. brush
C. electromagnet
D. armature
5.The contacts between the armature and the source of power in a motor.
A. electromagnet
B. ferromagnetic
C. force field
D. brushes
6.What is the part of a simple D.C motor that reverses the direction of current through the coil
every half-cycle
A. the armature
B. the brushes
C. the commutator
D. slip rings
7.A magnet’s magnetic field exists ___.

A. around the entire magnet
B. on both poles
C. only on the north pole
D. only on the south pole
8.Opposite poles ____.

A. are balanced
B. attract
C. push away
D. transfer electrons
9.What is magnetism?
A. a contact force
B. a force created by magnets
C. an invisible force that attracts electrically charged particles
D. energy created by magnets
10.When two magnets attract, they _______ .

A. Change Color
B. Get Colder
C. Pull Together
D. Push Apart
11.Magnets have a north and a south ______ .

A. color
B. pole
C. region
D. shape
12.A generator converts _______ into ______ .

A. Electrical energy; mechanical energy
B. Electromagnetic induction; electrical energy
C. AC; DC
D. Mechanical; electrical
13.Electromagnetic induction was discovered by

A. Thomas Edison
B. Nikola Tesla
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Michael Faraday
14.When the rate of motion of the same coil of wire is increased through the same magnetic
field, the wire will move across the magnetic lines _______.
A. faster, producing less induced current
B. slower, producing less induced current
C. faster, producing more induced current
D. slower, producing more induced current
15.What basic principle enables ALL electric generators to operate?

A. A closed-loop conductor within a changing magnetic field will have an induced
electromotive force.
B. A current-carrying conductor placed within a magnetic field will experience a magnetic
force.
C. Iron is the only element that is magnetic.
D. Opposite electric charges attract and like charges repel.
16.The greater the number of loops in the coil of wire, the _____.
A. greater is the amount of heat produced
B. smaller the magnetic field around the wire
C. greater is the amount of induced voltage produced.
D. greater is the amount of friction which results in lower induced voltage.
17.In large generators in power plants________ rotate inside a coil of wire to produce an
electric current.
A. Wind
B. Water
C. Magnets
D. Circuits
18.All of the following are parts of an AC generator except ____.

A. magnets
B. slip rings
C. commutators
D. carbon brushes
19.Which device uses mechanical energy to produce electrical energy?

A. Electric motor
B. Magnet
C. Generator
D. Solar Cell
20. Which is true about a generator?

A. Induced voltage causes the coils of wire to rotate.
B. Current is supplied to the loop by an external source.
C. Electric energy is input, mechanical energy is the output.
D. Mechanical energy is the input, electrical energy is the output
21.What type of energy comes out of a generator?

A. mechanical
B. Electrical
C. thermal
D. Potential
22. In what way is a DC generator different from an AC generator?
A. The DC generator is operated by an applied voltage
B. A DC generator follow Faraday’s law while an AC generator works according to
Lenz’s law
C. A DC generator creates an electric current that flows in one direction while the
current produced in an AC generator flows in two direction alternately
D. A DC generator creates an electric current that flows in a definite direction while the
flow of current produced in an AC generator has no definite direction.
23.The greater the number of loops in the coil of wire, the _____.
A. greater is the amount of friction which results in lower induced voltage.
B. greater is the amount of heat produced
C. greater is the amount of induced voltage produced.
D. smaller the magnetic field around the wire
24. All of the following are parts of an AC generator except ____.

A. magnets
B. slip rings
C. commutators
D. carbon brushes
25.In large generators in power plants_______ rotate inside a coil of wire to produce an
electric current.
A. Wind
B. Water
C. Magnets
D. Circuits

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SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE 10

4.The rotating part of a motor.

7.A magnet’s magnetic field exists ___.

8.Opposite poles ____.

10.When two magnets attract, they _______ .

11.Magnets have a north and a south ______ .

12.A generator converts _ into .

13.Electromagnetic induction was discovered by

15.What basic principle enables ALL electric generators to operate?

18.All of the following are parts of an AC generator except ____.

19.Which device uses mechanical energy to produce electrical energy?

20. Which is true about a generator?

21.What type of energy comes out of a generator?

24. All of the following are parts of an AC generator except ____.

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