DAWIS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SCIENCE 10- Week 8 Summative Test

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I. Multiple Choice (1 point each item)

Choose the letter of your best answer and write on the space provided.
_______1. Which of the following type of magnet that is slightly repelled by magnets?
A. Ferromagnetic B. Diamagnetic C. Paramagnetic D. Permanent Magent
_______2. Which of the following substances does NOT belong to the group that are also called as
magnetite having the characteristics of permanent magnet?
A. Aluminum B. Cobalt C. Gold D. Nickel
_______3. What do you call the ends of a magnet?
A. Magnetic B. Magnetic Compass C. Magnetic Fields D. Magnetic Poles
_______4. Which of the following best describe for the poles magnets that attract each other?
A. both poles must be S poles C. both poles must be N poles
B. both poles are of the same kind D. one pole is an S and the other is an N
_______5. Which of the following is NOT a part of a basic electric motor and generator?
A. Brush B. Pin C. Rotor D. Stator
_______6. It generally refers to all of the moving or rotating parts of an electric motor.
A. Brush B. Pin C. Rotor D. Stator
_______7. When does a coiled metal wire become an electromagnet?
A. When it is bent. C. When current flows through it.
B. When it is heated and then cooled. D. When more coils are made.
_______8. Which of the following illustrations show the working principle of an electric motor?

_______9. How will you describe the magnetic field around a straight current-carrying wire?
A. The electromagnet is strongest near and around the wire.
B. The magnetic field does not vary with distance from the wire.
C. The magnetic field consists of straight lines parallel to the wire.
D. The magnetic field gets stronger with increasing distance from the wire.
_______10. Which of the following explains why the iron atom acts as a magnet?
A. The neutrons have no charge.
B. The electrons have negative charge
C. The electrons have a spinning motion
 D. The iron has an equal number of protons and electrons
_______11. Which of the following will make an electromagnet stronger?
A. add an iron center in the coil C. increase the current in the coil
B. increase the number of loops in the wire D. all of the above
_______12. Which of the following act will make an iron needle into a magnet?
A. bang it on a table C. soak it in mercury
B. place it near a compass D. stroke it with a magnet in one direction only
_______13. Gina made an improvised electric generator to power her light bulb. She rotates it and the
light bulb turns on. She tried experimenting by rotating it slower. Which of the following might she
observe?
A. The bulb will light brighter. C. The bulb will get dimmer.
B. The bulb will change color. D. The bulb will have the same brightness.
_______14. Kikay had an experiment with an electric motor. She started by using a 6V power source. She
adjusted the voltage level to 3V. Which do you think will be her observation?
A. The motor will stop turning. C. The motor will rotate at a slower speed.
B. The motor will rotate faster. D. The motor will rotate in reverse.
_______15. Which of the following electrical appliances operate using an electric motor?
A. light bulb B. washing machine C. electric heater D. flat iron
_______16. All of the following statements are true about motors and generators EXCEPT:
A. Motors and generators have similar main parts.
B. Generators have magnets while motors don’t have.
C. A generator is the most important part of a power plant.
D. Motors and generators both function with the principles of electromagnetism.
_______17. Which of the following are the most essential components of a simple electric motor?
A. electromagnet, metal rod and power source
B. metal sheet, electrical wires and rubber
C. power source, permanent magnet and electromagnet
D. permanent magnet, power source and electrical wires
_______18. What is the correct sequence on the working principle of an electric motor?
I. The coiled wire becomes an electromagnet.
II. Mechanical energy is generated.
III. Current flows through the wire.
IV. The electromagnet interacts with the permanent magnet.
A. I, II, III, IV B. II, IV, I, III C. III, I, IV, II D. IV, II, III, I
_______19. If a bar magnet is pushed into a coil, it will induce voltage across the coil. If the same
bar magnet is pushed into a coil of wire with twice the number of loops, which of the following holds true?
A. the same voltage is induced
B. twice as much voltage is induced
C. four times as much voltage is induced
 D. one-half as much voltage is induced
_______20. What is the correct sequence on the working principle of an electric generator?
I. Mechanical energy is supplied by rotating the shaft.
II. The magnetic field of the permanent magnets around the coiled wires interact with the
electrons causing these electrons to move.
III. Coiled wires inside the generator turns. These wires are rich in electrons.
IV. Electrical energy is generated.
A. II, III, IV, I B. I, III, II, IV C. III, I, IV, II D. IV, II, I, III

Prepared by:
JAIME S. CRISPINO
Science 10 Teacher