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Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
This man was the true "father of American electricity". He developed AC current which became the standard in America today. He died in poverty though.
  1. Alexander Graham Bell
  2. Thomas Edison
  3. Nicola Tesla
  4. Ernst Gruber
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
Most people use this type of circuit protection in their homes.
  1. circuit breaker
  2. fuse
  3. wires
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
If an object has magnetic characteristics or is strongly magnetic, it is called                 .
  1. electromagnetism
  2. ferromagnetic
  3. electromagnet
  4. magnetic field
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
What happens when opposite charges get close to each other?
  1. the charges attract
  2. the charges repel
  3. the charges do not interact
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
The tendency of particles or forces to increase their distance from one another is called                .
  1. reflection
  2. repulsion
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
Static electricity is an electricity that is produced by friction.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
In the cord to your television, alternating current is
  1. not moving at all.
  2. moving in one direction.
  3. moving in reversible directions.
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
When objects draw toward each other they are said to           attract          .
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
A compass is a device that uses the force of magnetism to determine             direction            .
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
Which of the following substances is attracted to a magnet?
  1. Iron
  2. Lead
  3. Silver
  4. Water
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
Silver is attracted to a magnet.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
A magnetic field is produced by flowing electrons, and electric currents flow is caused by spinning magnets. The interaction of these two is called                    electromagnetism                   .
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
Magnetic force is
  1. drawing objects together.
  2. the push or pull of a magnet on other magnetic material.
  3. pushing objects apart.
  4. an area around a magnet where the magnetic force exists.
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
Metal object that acts as a magnet when an electric current moves through it
  1. electromagnet
  2. friction
  3. conductor
  4. insulator
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
         Direct          and               Alternating               are two kinds of electric currents.
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
A path for electricity is a(n)                .
  1. route
  2. ampere
  3. light bulb
  4. circuit
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
Magnetism is
  1. the force of repulsion.
  2. the force of attraction.
  3. a change in an object's position.
  4. both A and B
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
Explain how a battery makes a light bulb glow:
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
                   parallel circuit                   has more than 1 pathway for electrical energy to move through
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
What charge builds up an object?
  1. electric field
  2. static energy
  3. insulator
  4. conductor
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