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GRADE 10 PHYSICS MODULE 1 TEST

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10) On some early automobiles both headlights went out when one bulb burned out. The headlights must have been
connected in
A) parallel. B )perpendicular. C) series. D) haste.

11) A generator converts

A. • electrical energy to mechanical energy.

B. • mechanical energy to elecrical energy.
C. • potential energy to kinetic energy.
D. • none of the above.
12) Electrical energy is changed to mechanical energy in

A. • an electric motor.
B. • a generator.
C. • a circuit.
D. • a chip.
13) A kilowatt-hour measure

A. • power of an electrical force.

B. • amount of resistance in acircuit.
C. • amount of electrical energy used
14) What is the transfer of electricity in a generator?

A. Mechanical to Electrical B. Physical to Potential C. Electrical to Mechanical D. Yogurt to Light

15) What can you use to make an electromagnet?
A. Battery, nail and string B. Battery, pencil and wire C. Wire, battery and iron ore (nail)
D.Peanut butter, lampshade, hand sanitizer
16) In large generators in power plants, ___________ rotate inside a coil of wire to produce an electric current.
A. Wind B. Water C. Magnets D. Circuits
17) Which device uses mechanical energy to produce electrical energy?
A. Electric Motor B. Magnet C. Generator D. Solar Cell
18) Electric fields are often associated with what other kind of field?
A. Magnetic Fields B. Nuclear Fields C. Particle Fields D. Corn Fields
19) What device is made of coils of wire with an electrical current passing through it in order to generate a magnetic
field?
A. Electromagnet B. Generator C. Electron Magnet D. Motor
20) What force does a magnetic field apply without actually touching the object?
A. a push or pull B. gravity C. friction D. pressure
21) What two forces are required for generators and electric motors to work?
A. magnetism and thermal B. electricity and thermal C. electricity and magnetism D. magnetism and radiant
22) What is the fan that turns the magnet inside a generator called?
A. electromagnet B. turbine C. solar panel D. pinstock
23) What energy do you put IN to a generator?
A. Mechanical B. Electrical C. Thermal D. Potential
24) What type of energy comes OUT of a generator?
A. Mechanical B. Electrical C. Thermal D. Potential
25) What happens to the strength of an electromagnet as you add more coils around it?
A. Increases B. Decreases C. Stays the same D. Stops completely

26) In an electric motor, the energy transformation begins as ----

A. electrical and becomes chemical B. mechanical and becomes electrical
C. electrical and becomes mechanical D. mechanical and becomes chemical
27) Which of the following is NOT part of an electromagnet?
A. Wire B. Iron C. Toothpick D. Power source
28) When two magnets attract, they ______________
A. push apart B. change color C. get colder D. pull together
29) How can the electromagnet be made stronger?
A. Add more coils of wire to the nail. B. Use a smaller battery.
C. Reverse the poles of the magnet. D. Remove all the coils and the nail.
30) Surrounding every magnet is a __________ __________.
A. magnetic field B. electrical current C. another magnet D. an enemy
31) If I were to try to connect the north pole of one magnet to the north pole of another magnet, the two poles would:
A. attract B. repel C. neither D. flip
32) If I were to try to connect the north pole of one magnet to the south pole of another magnet, the two poles would:
A. attract B. repel C. neither D. flip
33) In order for an electromagnet to be formed, an __________ current must pass through a coil of __________
wrapped around an ________ core.
A. wire, iron, electric B. electric, wire, iron C. iron, electric, wire D. excited, hair, apple
34) While electric current is flowing through a wire, what surrounds the wire?
A. a magnetic field B. a glowing light C. neutrons D. protons
35) What is the flow of electrical charges called?
A. Voltage B. Resistance C. Current/electricity D. Circuit
36) Electricity is the flow of _________.
A. Protons B. Neutrons C. Electrons
37) Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?
A. Protons B. Neutrons C. Electrons
38)What does a motor do?
A. Moves up and down B. Rotates without electricity C. It does uses electricity to rotate
39) What is most likely to happen when the switch is closed in an electromagnet?
A. A magnetic field should be produced B. The nail will rust C. The battery will explode D. The wire will catch on
fire
40) How are electromagnets different from magnets?
A.magnets can be turned on/off B. you can turn an electromagnet on/off
C. magnets are more powerful D. magnets have a North and South pole
41) Electromagnets are often used:
A. in compasses B. a device on the end of a crane used to lift scrap metal C. in insulators D. in solar heaters
42) A complete path through which electricity can flow is a (n)
A. magnetic pole B. magnetic field line C. electrical resistance D. electrical field
43) When two magnets repel, they ________________
A. change color B. pull together C. push apart D. get colder
44) Magnets have a north and a south ___________
A. shape B. color C. pole D. region
45) What would we call a nail that can pick up a paperclip because it is touching a magnet?
A. temporary magnet B. poles C. force D. detector
46) The force of magnetism is stronger when magnets are ________________
A. cold B. round C. closer together D. farther apart
47) A coil of wire acts like a magnet when __________________ flows through it.
A. water B. current C. voltage D. food
48) Describe how to make an electromagnet.

49) Name at least 2 ways to make an electromagnet stronger

50) Explain what happened when the bar magnet was broken in half?

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Which waves have some electrical properties and some magnetic properties?
a. longitudinal waves
b. transverse waves
c. mechanical waves
d. electromagnetic waves

____ 2. Electromagnetic waves can transfer energy without a(n)

a. medium.
b. electric field.
c. magnetic field.
d. change in either a magnetic or an electric field.

____ 3. Light that has passed through a polarizing filter is called

a. transverse light.
b. polarized light.
c. white light.
d. photoelectric light.

____ 4. In a vacuum, all electromagnetic waves have the same

a. wavelength.
b. frequency.
c. speed.
d. amplitude.

____ 5. Visible light has a higher frequency than

a. X-rays.
b. ultraviolet rays.
c. infrared rays.
d. gamma rays.

____ 6. The range of electromagnetic waves placed in a certain order is called the
a. electromagnetic spectrum.
b. electromagnetic wavelength.
c. electromagnetic frequency.
d. electromagnetic field.
____ 7. The electromagnetic waves with the highest frequencies are called

a. radio waves.

b. gamma rays.

c. X-rays.

d. visible light.

____ 8. When a police officer uses radar for speed control, the officer is using what kind of electromagnetic
waves?

a. radio waves

b. gamma rays

c. ultraviolet rays

d. X-rays

____ 9. Visible light can be separated into various colors to form a(n)

a. spectrum.

b. thermogram.

c. MRI.

d. X-ray picture.

____ 10. Which type of light bulb glows when a filament inside it gets hot?

a. incandescent

b. fluorescent

c. sodium vapor

d. neon

____ 11. Which light bulbs are coated on the inside with a powder?

a. incandescent

b. fluorescent

c. neon

d. sodium vapor
____ 12. If something vibrates one million times per second, it has a frequency of

a. 1 hertz.

b. 10 hertz.

c. 1 megahertz.

d. 1 kilohertz.

____ 13. FM signals travel as changes in

a. the speed of the wave.

b. the amplitude of the wave.

c. the frequency of the wave.

d. the loudness of the wave.

____ 14. What kind of waves do cellular telephones use to transmit and receive signals?

a. gamma rays

b. microwaves

c. ultraviolet rays

d. infrared rays

____ 15. Broadcasting stations can send their signals around the world using

a. cellular telephones.

b. television satellites.

c. pagers.

d. the Global Positioning System.

____ 16. Global Positioning System signals can tell you

a. what television station you are tuned to.

b. your exact location on Earth.

c. how many satellites are in orbit.

d. who is sending a message to your pager.

____ 17. What is transferred by electromagnetic waves?

a. sound

b. electricity

c. electromagnetic radiation

d. resonance

____ 18. About how much faster than sound are electromagnetic waves?

a. ten times faster

b. one million times faster

c. one hundred times faster

d. one thousand times faster

____ 19. Which type of light bulb is commonly used in advertising signs and decoration?

a. incandescent

b. fluorescent

c. neon

d. sodium vapor

____ 20. Which electromagnetic waves have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies?

a. infrared waves

b. radio waves

c. ultraviolet rays

d. gamma rays

____ 21. On AM broadcasts, what remains constant?

a. the amplitude

b. the music
c. the frequency

d. the speech

____ 22. For each cell, or geographical area, a cellular phone system requires

a. a hub.

b. a specific frequency.

c. a tower.

d. a satellite dish.

____ 23. The images made by an infrared camera are called

a. X-rays.

b. thermograms.

c. magnetic resonance images.

d. ultraviolet images.

____ 24. Which of the following is true of ultraviolet rays?

a. They are visible.

b. They carry information to televisions and radios.

c. They help your body produce vitamin D.

d. They provide the energy that makes your morning toast.

____ 25. The Global Positioning System (GPS) was originally designed for use by

a. hikers and campers.

b. the transportation industry.

c. the military.

d. radio and television stations.

____ 26. An instrument used to view different colors of light produced by each type of light bulb is called a(n)

a. thermogram.
b. spectroscope.

c. radar gun.

d. MRI machine.

____ 27. A packet of light energy is called a

a. wavicle.

b. photon.

c. wave.

d. photoelectron.

____ 28. The speed of an electromagnetic wave is equal to

a. wavelength plus frequency.

b. wavelength times frequency.

c. wavelength divided by frequency.

d. frequency divided by wavelength.

____ 29. What do cell phones require to work?

a. the GPS system

b. ultraviolet rays

c. a cellular system

d. satellites

____ 30. Cell phone signals are transmitted by

a. radio waves.

b. infrared rays.

c. ultraviolet rays.

d. X-rays.

Modified True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the
sentence or statement true.

____ 31. Electromagnetic waves are classified as longitudinal waves. _________________________

____ 32. Polarized light consists of waves that vibrate in one direction only. _________________________

____ 33. Electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths have the highest frequencies.
_________________________

____ 34. Electromagnetic waves that have wavelengths slightly shorter than those of visible light are called
ultraviolet rays. _________________________

____ 35. Thermograms are produced by X-rays. _________________________

____ 36. In a sodium vapor light, neon or argon gas is heated until it causes sodium to change from a liquid into a
gas. _________________________

____ 37. Cellular telephones transmit and receive signals using high-frequency gamma rays.
_________________________

____ 38. Satellite telephone systems make long-distance telephone calls possible anywhere in the world.
_________________________

____ 39. Radio waves carry information from a broadcasting station to your radio or television.
_________________________

____ 40. Frequency modulation transmits signals by changing the amplitude of a wave.
_________________________

Completion

Complete each sentence or statement.

41. Energy that is transferred by electromagnetic waves is called electromagnetic ____________________.

42. In electromagnetic waves, the magnetic fields are ____________________ to the electric fields.
 43. In the phenomenon known as the ____________________ effect, electric current will flow when light
shines on certain substances.

44. For two polarizing filters to block all light passing through them, one filter should be rotated
____________________ degrees from the other.

45. The ____________________ rays in sunlight can cause sunburn.

46. The radio waves with the shortest wavelengths and the highest frequencies are called
____________________.

47. Red light has the longest ____________________ of any color of visible light.

48. The part of the electromagnetic spectrum you can see is called ____________________ light.

49. The electromagnetic waves that have the lowest frequencies are called ____________________.

50. ____________________ are used to make images of bones inside the human body.

51. A thermogram identifies the warm and cool parts of an object by using ____________________.

52. Most of the energy of an incandescent bulb is given off as ____________________.

53. As an electric ____________________ passes through the gas in a neon light, gas particles absorb
energy.

54. AM signals travel as changes in the ____________________ of a radio wave.

55. Radio transmissions are produced when charged particles move back and forth in instruments such as
transmission ____________________.

56. Each cell in a cellular system has one or more ____________________.

57. ____________________ satellites are satellites orbiting Earth that receive radio, television, and
telephone signals and then transmit them around the world.
 58. Signals from at least ____________________ satellites in the Global Positioning System are needed to
determine the position of an object.

59. An electromagnetic wave consists of changing electric and magnetic ____________________.

60. A cellular system works by dividing regions into small ____________________, or geographical areas.

Short Answer

Use the diagram to answer each question.

61. Name the type of wave that has the highest frequency.

62. Name the type of wave labeled C.

63. Name the type of wave that has the greatest energy.

64. Which letter shows the type of wave that can be seen by the human eye?

65. Name the type of wave labeled A.

66. Which letter indicates X-rays?