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100

Static electricity is (generally) A. Human-made or B. naturally occuring

2. naturally occurring

100

Current electricity is (generally) A. human-made or B. naturally occuring

human-made

100

Objects are attracted to magnets based on the ________ they are made out of

materials

100

Electromagnets are produced by __________ ___________

electric current

100
  • Opposite charges __________ each other, while like charges _________.

attract; repel

200

Static electricity is a buildup of ___________ on an object.

electric charges

200

What provides the energy needed for an electric current to flow?

A power source (doesn't always have to be a battery)

200

Name two metals that are magnetic

iron, nickel, cobalt, steel 

200

Electromagnets are 

A. Temporary

B. Permanent

Temporary

200

What do you call materials that allow electricity to flow easily?

Conductors

300

Static electricity happens when ______________ move from one object to another.

electrons

300

A complete circuit must have what kind of path for electricity to flow

a CLOSED path

300

Every magnet has a ________ pole and a _______ pole

North; south

300

The more coils around a wire your electromagnet has, the ______________ it will be.

stronger

300

Insulators do WHAT?

slow or stop the flow of electricity

400

Match the number of paths to the titles: 

- Series

- Parallel

- 1 path

- Multiple paths

Series: 1 path . . . Parallel: Multiple paths

400

When two north poles are brought together, they: 

-attract

-repel

repel

400
True or false: electromagnets must be connected to a current of electricity, or they will (eventually) lose their ability to be magnetic.

TRUE

400

Who was the person who discovered electromagnetic induction?

Michael Faraday

500

What happens to the lightbulbs in a parallel circuit if one bulb goes out?

The rest stay lit

500

True or false: Increasing the distance between a magnet and an object decreases the magnet’s ability to draw the object closer.

TRUE - more distance = less magnetic attraction

500

The majority of the electricity supplied to homes is generated using ______________ _______________.

electromagnet induction

500

Ferro is what language for "iron"?

A. Latin

B. Greek

C. Italian

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