AKS 10 - Electricity and Magnetism

AKS 10a - Voltage, Resistance and Current (Ohm's Law)

​Voltage, Current, Resistence

​V = Voltage

​I = Current

​R = Resistance

Multiple Choice

Voltage is measured in __.

• volts.
• watts.
• coulombs. 

Multiple Choice

Current has units: 

• kilowatt·hour 
• ampere 
• coulomb 
• volt 

Multiple Choice

As the resistance of a circuit increases, the current will

• increase
• decrease
• stay the same

Multiple Choice

What 'flows' in a wire?

• Protons
• Neutrons
• Atoms
• Electrons

Multiple Choice

_________________ allow electricity to flow through easily.

• Conductors

• Insulators

• Current

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an insulator?

• copper

• wood

• silver

• salt water

Multiple Choice

What is the resistance?

• 10 Ohms

• 0.1 Ohms

• 1 Ohms

• 2 Ohms

Multiple Choice

What is the current?

• 2 Amps

• 8 Amps

• 10 Amps

• 0.1 Amps

Multiple Choice

What is the voltage?

• 1.5 V

• 0.66 V

• 6 V

• 8 V

Multiple Choice

Which of the following materials is an electrical conductor?

• Plastic spoon

• Silver-colored plastic spoon

• copper spoon

• wooden spoon

​AKS 10b ​Parallel vs. Series Circuits

10b. develop and use models to illustrate and explain the conventional flow (direct and alternating) of current and the flow of electrons in simple series and parallel circuits (Clarification Statement: The advantages and disadvantages of series and parallel circuits should be addressed.)

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Multiple Choice

This is an example of a _______ circuit

• open
• series
• parallel
• square

Multiple Choice

This is an example of a _______ circuit

• open

• series

• parallel

• switch

Multiple Choice

A series circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take.

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Multiple Choice

When you remove a bulb from a three bulb circuit, and the other two bulbs go off, then the bulbs must have been connected in __________.

• parallel

• series

• open

• closed

Multiple Choice

Does this statement best describe a parallel or a series circuit.
 
When more light bulbs are added they all remain bright. 

• Parallel circuit
• Series circuit

Multiple Choice

As resistors are added in series to a circuit, the total resistance will...

• increase
• decrease
• stay the same

Multiple Choice

In a parallel circuit which of the following is the same value throughout the circuit?

• Voltage
• Current
• Resistance
• Charge

Multiple Choice

As the resistance of a circuit increases, the current will...

• increase
• decrease
• stay the same

Multiple Choice

This is an example of a ______ circuit

• Series
• Parallel
• Open
• Dihexihedral

Multiple Choice

What kind of circuit is this?

• Series
• Consecutive
• Parallel
• Training

Multiple Choice

What kind of circuit is this?

• Series
• Consecutive
• Parallel
• Training

Multiple Choice

The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because: 

• It has 3 light bulbs.
• The same current flows through all three light bulbs.
• It uses a single battery.
• The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.

Multiple Choice

What kind of circuit is this?

• series
• parallel

Multiple Choice

wood is a _____?

• conductor
• insulator

Multiple Choice

brass is a _____?

• insulator
• conductor

Multiple Choice

A material in which electrons are able to move easily

• Circuit
• Insulator 
• Resistance 
• Conductor 

Multiple Choice

A material in which electrons are not able to move easily 

• Circuit 
• Insulator 
• Resistance 
• Conductor

Multiple Choice

This circuit has more than one loop. When one light goes out, the others stay on. 

• closed circuit
• series circuit
• parallel circuit
• open circuit

Multiple Choice

what kind of circuit is this?

• parallel
• series
• chris barton
• open

Multiple Choice

this is the symbol for a _____?

• switch
• light 
• battery
• wires

Multiple Choice

what is this symbol for?

• light bulb
• switch
• battery
• resistor

​AKS 10C - Magnetism

​10c. plan and carry out investigations using motors, generators, and electromagnets to determine the relationship between magnetism and the movement of electrical charge

Multiple Choice

As electrons move, they make

• A. electromagnetism.
• B. auroras.
• C. ferromagnetism.
• D. magnetic fields.

Multiple Choice

The attraction or repulsion created by spinning electric charges

• A. electric generator
• B. magnetic force
• C. solenoid
• D. electromagnet

Multiple Choice

A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy

• A. electric generator
• B. electric motor
• C. electromagnetic induction
• D. electric generator

Multiple Choice

This picture best illustrates the construction of a(n)

• magnet

• electromagnet

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

Multiple Choice

How do you make an electromagnet stronger?

• Add a motor and/or lightbulbs
• Add more light bulbs and/or wire coils
• add more wire coils and/or a switch
• add more wire coils and/or batteries

Multiple Choice

What is true about electricity and magnetic fields?

• Electricity is needed to create any magnet.
• Electricity always creates a magnetic field.
• Electricity is stronger than a magnetic field.
• Electricity prevents magnetic fields from occurring.

Multiple Choice

This is a picture of a simple electromagnet. How can the electromagnet be made stronger?

• Add more coils of wire to the nail.
• Use a smaller battery.
• Reverse the poles of the magnet.
• Remove all the coils and the nail.

Multiple Choice

What kind of magnet can be turned on and off?

• refridgerator magnet
• electromagnet
• magnetite
• iron

Multiple Choice

A compass needle responds to a magnetic field, because the compass needle is a

• A. generator.
• B. motor.   
• C. magnet.
• D. transformer.

Multiple Choice

This picture best illustrates the construction of a(n)

• magnet

• electromagnet

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

Multiple Choice

Particles with opposite charges ____________ and particles with same (or like) charges ____________.

• attract, repel

• repel, repel

• attract, attract

• repel, attract

Multiple Choice

The picture above is an example of what?

• Magnetic field

• Electric field

• Repulsion

• Attraction

Multiple Choice

What would happen with the magnets in the picture above?

• They would repel

• Nothing

• They would attract

• They would repel and then attract

Multiple Choice

The ability of some materials to attract certain metals is called

• Electricity
• Magnetism
• Electromagnetism
• Atoms

Multiple Choice

If the north pole of a magnet is brought close to the south pole of another magnet, what will happen?

• They will atrract each other

• They will repel each other

• They will demagnitize

• The south pole will turn around so the north pole is facing the other magnet.

Multiple Choice

Which answer describes a magnet best.

• A material that has two north poles

• A material that has a two south poles

• A material that has a north and a south pole

• An electron

Multiple Choice

What happens to the strength of a magnetic field as you move away from the magnet?

• The strength of the magnetic field increases.

• The strength of the magnetic field doesn't change.

• The strength of the magnetic field is doubled.

• The strength of the magnetic field decreases.

Multiple Choice

What happens when an electric current flows through a wire?

• The wire begins to spin.

• Nothing happens.

• A field of gravity is created around the wire.

• A magnetic field is created around the wire.

Multiple Choice

What type of core is best for electromagnets?

• Steel

• Iron

• Plastic

• Copper

Multiple Choice

As the strength of a magnetic field increases, the ability to attract metal objects ____________.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

Multiple Choice

How do you make an electromagnet stronger?

• Add a motor and/or lightbulbs
• Add more light bulbs and/or wire coils
• add more wire coils and/or a switch
• add more wire coils and/or batteries

Multiple Choice

What is true about electricity and magnetic fields?

• Electricity is needed to create any magnet.
• Electricity always creates a magnetic field.
• Electricity is stronger than a magnetic field.
• Electricity prevents magnetic fields from occurring.

Multiple Choice

This is a picture of a simple electromagnet. How can the electromagnet be made stronger?

• Add more coils of wire to the nail.
• Use a smaller battery.
• Reverse the poles of the magnet.
• Remove all the coils and the nail.

Multiple Choice

What kind of magnet can be turned on and off?

• refridgerator magnet
• electromagnet
• magnetite
• iron

Multiple Choice

A compass needle responds to a magnetic field, because the compass needle is a

• A. generator.
• B. motor.   
• C. magnet.
• D. transformer.

Multiple Choice

What is magnetic force?

• A force exerted by electrically charged particles

• A force exerted by magnets that can be felt by objects near a magnet

• A force exerted by magnets that makes an object become electrically charged

• A force exerted by a magnet only when it physically touches an object

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a good conductor?

• Copper

• Silver

• Aluminium

• Plastic

Multiple Choice

Particles with opposite charges ____________ and particles with same (or like) charges ____________.

• attract, repel

• repel, repel

• attract, attract

• repel, attract

Multiple Choice

The picture above is an example of what?

• Magnetic field

• Electric field

• Repulsion

• Attraction

Multiple Choice

What would happen with the magnets in the picture above?

• They would repel

• Nothing

• They would attract

• They would repel and then attract

Multiple Choice

The ability of some materials to attract certain metals is called

• Electricity
• Magnetism
• Electromagnetism
• Atoms

Multiple Choice

If the north pole of a magnet is brought close to the south pole of another magnet, what will happen?

• They will atrract each other

• They will repel each other

• They will demagnitize

• The south pole will turn around so the north pole is facing the other magnet.

Multiple Choice

Which sides of the magnet repel each other?

• A) North and North Pole

• B) South and South Pole

• C) The North and South Pole

• D) A and B

• E) A, B,C

Multiple Choice

Which answer describes a magnet best.

• A material that has two north poles

• A material that has a two south poles

• A material that has a north and a south pole

• An electron

Multiple Choice

Which sides of the magnet attract each other?

• A) North and North Pole

• B) South and South Pole

• C) The North and South Pole

• D) A and B

• E) A, B,C