CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 8: END-OF-UNIT TEST

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End-of-unit test
Unit 9
1 a Draw the magnetic field pattern around this magnet. [1]

b Complete the sentences using words from the list. [2]

Each word can be used once, more than once, or not at all.

attract force repel pull

A magnetic field will exert a _______________

force on another magnetic field.

The magnetic field around a north pole will _______________

repel the magnetic field around
another north pole.
2 A magnetic compass can be used to navigate around the Earth.
Complete these sentences to explain why.

The Earth is surrounded by a _______________

magnetic field.

This field is caused by the _______________

magnetism of the Earth acting like a magnet. [2]

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3 This diagram shows an electromagnet.

core

coil current

Complete the diagram by adding labels. [2]

4 Sofia investigates how the current in an electromagnet affects the strength of the electromagnet.
a State two variables that Sofia must keep constant during this investigation. [1]
Number of turns in the coil
1. _____________________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________________
material of the core

b Sofia measures the number of paperclips that can be lifted by the electromagnet
each time the current is changed.
This table shows her results.

number of
current in A
paperclips

0.1 5

0.2 11

0.3 16

0.4 19

0.5 24

0.6 28

i Plot the results from the table as points on the graph.

The first three points have been plotted for you. [1]
ii Complete the graph by drawing a straight line of best fit. [1]

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