Name ____________________________ Date ____________________ Class _____________

Magnetism and Electromagnetism

Chapter Test A solenoid.
c. using a stronger ferromagnetic material for the
Multiple Choice core.
Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left. d. winding the coils more loosely.
______ 1. Magnetic field lines around a bar magnet
a. are only perpendicular to the magnet. ______ 9. As Earth’s magnetic poles move, the
b. spread out from one pole and curve around to
magnetic declination in a given location
will
the other.
c. cross back and forth over one another. a. stay the same. c. switch to p
d. are perfectly straight. b. change. d. return to zero.
______ 10. An electric current produces a(n)
______ 2. Which is NOT a characteristic of a magnetic field a. magnetic field. c. magnet.
produced by a current? b. solenoid. d. insulator.
a. It can be turned on and off.
b. Its direction can be reversed.
______ 11. Electric current from a generating plant is
c. Its strength can be changed.
a. direct current transmitted at high voltages,
d. Its speed can be slowed.
but usually used at low voltages.
b. alternating current transmitted at high
______ 3. Every magnet, regardless of its shape, has two
voltages, but usually used at low voltages.
a. magnetic poles. c. magnetic charges. c. alternating current transmitted at low
b. magnetic fields. d. magnetic needles. voltages, but usually used at high voltages.
______ 4. When a wire with a current is placed in a magnetic d. direct current transmitted at low voltages,
field, but usually used at high voltages.
a. electrical energy is transformed into
______ 12. What is magnetism?
mechanical energy.
a. the force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic
b. mechanical energy is transformed into
materials
electrical energy.
b. a property of all rocks
c. the wire becomes a permanent magnet.
c. a type of rock
d. the current stops.
d. a lodestar
______ 5. What is one difference between a galvanometer
and an electric motor? ______ 13. A generator transforms
a. An electric motor causes something to move. a. potential energy into kinetic energy.
b. mechanical energy into electrical energy.
b. A galvanometer uses an electric current.
c. magnetic energy into electrical energy.
c. In an electric motor, the armature spins
d. friction into electrical energy.
continuously.
d. An electric motor uses electrical energy. _______14. A coil moves away from a magnet. Consider the
______ 6. To reverse the direction of current in a motor, following factors:
current is conducted
a. through the armature. I. Strength of the magnet
II. Number of turns in the coil
b. in the direction of rotation.
III. Speed at which the magnet moves
c. through the brushes to the commutator. Which can affect the electromotive force (EMF) induced in the
d. through the commutator to the armature. coil?
______ 7. The type of current produced by a battery is A. I only
a. direct current. c. alternating current. B. II only
b. magnetic current. d. induced current. C. III only
______ 8. You can increase the strength of an D. All three factors
electromagnet’s field by
a. decreasing the current in the
solenoid.
b. decreasing the number of loops in the
15. Which set ups model the working principle of a transformer 19. What is the direction of rotation of an electric motor as
and an electric generator respectively? shown below?

A. A and B
B. B and D
C. C and D A. Clockwise
D. D and A B. Counter Clockwise
C. Clockwise then Counter Clockwise
16. Which statement is TRUE about the illustration below? D. Counter Clockwise then Clockwise

20. Which statement is true about the working principle of an

electric motor that is shown below?

A. In set up A, the magnet is at rest inside the moving

coil.
B. In set up B, the magnet is being pulled out of the
moving coil with the same speed.
C. There is relative motion between the magnet and coil
in set up A.
D. There is relative motion between the magnet and coil
in set up B.
17. What transformation can take place in a ceiling fan’s
electric motor?
A. electrical energy into mechanical energy
B. mechanical energy into electrical energy
C. alternating current into direct current
D. direct current into alternating current
18. What transformation can take place in a ceiling fan’s
electric motor?
A. electrical energy into mechanical energy
B. mechanical energy into electrical energy
C. alternating current into direct current
D. direct current into alternating current
A. Current passes through brushes, commutator, and
armature. A torque is generated by magnetic reaction,
and the armature revolves.
B. Current passes through brushes, commutator, and
armature. Armature will revolve because of the current
that passes through it.
C. Current passes through commutator, brushes and
armature, then force is generated by magnetic
reaction, and the armature revolves.
D. Current passes through commutator, brushes and
armature then a magnetic field is generated from it,
and the armature revolves
Completion
Fill in the line to complete each statement.
14. A galvanometer is a device that measures small
____________________.
15. When a wire moves up or down repeatedly in a(n)
____________________, an alternating current is induced
in the wire.
16. A(n) ____________________ is a strong magnet that can
be turned on and off.
True or False
If the statement is true, write true. If it is false, change the
underlined word or words to make the statement true.
____________ 17. A magnetic pole is the part of a magnet where the magnetic effect is
____________ 18. A compass behaves as it does because the moon
____________ 19. A DC generator is like an AC generator, except that it contains a(n)
instead of slip rings.
____________ 20. Increasing the number of loops in a solenoid will cause the strength of its
magnetic field to decrease.