Name: _________________________

Date: __________________________
End of Unit Assessment Magnetism & Electricity
Multiple Choice:
Circle the letter that best answers each question.
1. Which object below will attract to a magnet?
A.
B.
C.
D.

a copper wire
an aluminum screen
a piece of paper
a steel nail

2. Electrical energy CANNOT be converted to which of the following?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Heat energy
Static energy
Mechanical energy
Light energy

3. Rubbing a balloon on a piece of wool will create what type of electricity?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Static electricity
Mechanical electricity
Heat electricity
Current electricity

4. Which magnetic force occurs when two objects are pulled together?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The force of repulsion

The force of energy
The of force attraction
The force of inertia

5. Which type of electricity flows through a circuit?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Current electricity
Static electricity
Magnetic electricity
Light electricity

6. Which of the following items will attract to a magnet?

A.
B.
C.
D.

A copper wire
A plastic balloon
A wooden craft stick
An iron paper clip

7. In a light bulb circuit, which component is the receiver?

A.
B.
C.
D.

The D-Cell battery

The switch
The wires
The light bulb

8. In a motor circuit, which component is the source?

A.
B.
C.
D.

The D-Cell battery

The switch
The wires
The motor

9. Which of the following objects is a conductor of electricity?

A.
B.
C.
D.

A rubber band
A sponge
A wooden block
A copper wire

10. What happens to your shoes when you rub them against a dry carpet?
A.
B.
C.
D.

They become neutral

They become charged
They become magnetized
They become centralized

True or False:
Read each statement. Decide if the statement is true or false. Write T for true or F for false.
1. Rubbing certain objects together produces a static electrical charge.

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2. Objects can be positively charged, negatively charged or neutral.

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3. Rubbing a balloon against hair produces current electricity.

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4. A switch controls the flow of electricity in a circuit.

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5. Magnets attract to all types of metal.

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Fill in the Blank:

Write the missing word in the blank for each statement.
1. When two object push away from one another, this is the called the force of
_______________.
2. When electrical energy flows into a light bulb, it produces _______________ energy.
3. Current electricity cannot flow when a circuit is _______________.
4. _______________ allow electricity to flow through them.
5. _______________ do not allow electricity to flow through them.

Short Answer:
Think about a complete circuit and answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. What does the D-cell do in the complete circuit?
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2. What do the wires do in a complete circuit?

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3. What does a switch do in a complete circuit?
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Read the following prompt and respond by writing complete sentences in the space provided.
4. Ms. Hanson was investigating which objects stick to magnets. She made an entry in her
science notebook and drew a picture to help explain what she did.
I picked up a paper clip with a magnet.
Then that paper clip picked up another one,
and then another one. And they werent
hooked together either. All they had
to do was touch each other.

magnet

paper clips

Explain to Ms. Hanson why she was able to pick up three

paper clips, even though the magnet was only touching
the first one.

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Extended Response:
Read the following essay and respond to each question by writing complete sentences
in the space provided.
1. A certain kind of bar magnet is darker
on one half.
A. When two of these bar magnets are
brought together like this, what will
happen?
B. When two of these bar magnets are
brought together like this, what will
happen?
C. When two of these bar magnets are
brought together like this, what will
happen?
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