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Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
What is an electromagnet?
  1. a compass
  2. a magnet made when electric charges move through a coil of wire wrapped around an iron core, or center
  3. a device that produces electric current from energy stored in chemicals
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
What is an importance use of magnetism?
  1. It keeps Earth from falling into space.
  2. It keeps you from sliding on ground.
  3. It works compasses so you don't get lost.
  4. It is for people to have fun with labs.
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
What is true about electromagnets?
  1. they are permanent
  2. they don't need a battery
  3. increasing the number of coils makes the stronger
  4. increasing the battery makes it weaker
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
If one burnt out light bulb causes all the lights in that circuit to fail, what could we possibly conclude here?
  1. More batteries are needed.
  2. It is a series circuit.
  3. It is a parallel circuit.
  4. The wire isn't thick enough.
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
A basic property of tiny particles that make up matter
  1. Static electricity
  2. Electric charge
  3. Electric field
  4. Electric circuit
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
If a circuit was cut accidentally, what would the circuit be called?
  1. closed circuit
  2. open circuit
  3. series circuit
  4. parallel circuit
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
A controlled path for electricity to flow is a                .
  1. load
  2. circuit
  3. fuse box
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
Magnetism is a force.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
An electrical cord uses
  1. only conductors.
  2. only insulators.
  3. both conductors and insulators.
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
A magnet attracts things made of                .
  1. iron
  2. steel
  3. both a and b
  4. neither a or b
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
The opposition to the flow of electricity is referred to as                .
  1. resistance
  2. amps
  3. voltage
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
This is the part of the circuit that the battery is called.
  1. load
  2. switch
  3. power source
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
A substance that does not allow for the flow of electricity is referred to as a(n)                .
  1. conductor
  2. insulator
  3. regulator
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
Which is not an insulator?
  1. glass
  2. rubber
  3. water
  4. wood
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
This part of the circuit allows things to be turned on and off.
  1. wire
  2. switch
  3. load
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
Magnetic force is greatest at a magnet's poles.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
The build up of electric charges is called
  1. a circuit.
  2. current electricity.
  3. magnetic field.
  4. static electricity.
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
Magnetism produced by an electric current is called                 .
  1. electromagnetism
  2. ferromagnetic
  3. electromagnet
  4. magnetic field
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
A circuit that has one single path for a current to follow is called a                 circuit.
  1. parallel
  2. series
  3. closed
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
Magnetism is a force.
  1. True
  2. False
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