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Unit 11 Magnets Review

** Review vocabulary words**

1. What would happen if the north pole of a magnet was held near another north pole?
a. The poles would attract
b. The poles would repel
c. their domains would rearrange
d. they would become demagnetized

2. Where is a magnet the strongest? At the poles

3. Name three materials that magnets are attracted to.

a. Iron
b. Cobalt
c. Nickel

4. Name three ways an electromagnet is different from a bar magnet.

a. Electromagnets can be turned off
b. The polarity (poles) can change in an electromagnet
c. You can alter (change) the strength of an electromagnet

5. What is a solenoid?
A coil of wire with an electric current in it

6. Which process occurs when a paper clip is held near a magnet? Explain what
happens to the paper clip.
The paper clip is drawn towards the magnet by the magnetic field. The domains
become aligned and the paper clip becomes a temporary magnet.

7. What are two ways you can increase the strength of an electromagnet?
a. Add a bigger energy source
b. Add more coils

8. Name the four types of magnet and choose two types to describe.
a. Ferromagnet - magnets made of iron, nickel, cobalt or mixtures of these
materials
b. Electromagnet - magnets made by an electric current. These magnets usually
have an iron core.
c. Temporary Magnet - can be created easily, but lose their magnetism quickly.
Ex: soft iron
d. Permanent Magnet - can be difficult to create, but hold their properties
longer. Ex: magnets made with alnico
9. The attraction or repulsion of objects that is generated by moving or spinning electric
charges is known as the
a. magnetic field
b. magnetic force
c. domains
d. magnetic poles

10.How are atoms arranged in a magnet? In a magnet all the atoms (domains) are
aligned (lined up)

11. If a person is running on a track and then trips on a rock and falls, which of
Newton’s Laws best describes this scenario?
Newton’s First Law

12. If the gases of a space ship press down and the space ship flies up, which of
Newton’s Laws best describes this scenario?
Newton’s 3rd Law

13. When electrons flow through a wire it is known as a(n)

a. electric current
b. magnetic field
c. electric force
d. magnetic force

14. Which two factors determine an object’s potential energy?

a. speed and mass
b. speed and velocity
c. mass and height
d. acceleration and speed

15. Label the following in order from strongest magnetic field to weakest magnetic field.
(1 would be the strongest, 2 would be second strongest and 3 would be the
weakest)
a. A wire with electrons flowing through it. 3
b. A coiled wire with electrons flowing through it. 2
c. A wire with electrons flowing through it coiled around an iron core. 1

16. Which type of circuit is used in homes and schools?

a. parallel circuit
b. series circuit

17. Based on your answer above, explain why that type of circuit is used in homes and
schools.
Since parallel circuits allow for openings that don’t affect everything in the circuit, it
is ideal for homes and schools. This way if one light goes out, the rest of the lighting
is unaffected.
18. Label the atom below.

19. Whenever an energy conversion occurs, some of the energy is always converted into
thermal (heat) energy.

20. What energy conversion takes place in an electric motor?

electrical energy to mechanical energy.