Multiple-Choice Questions

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1. Thermal energy that moves from a material at a higher temperature to a material at a lower temperature is ______________.
   a) convention
   b) heat
   c) specific heat
   d) plasma

2. A generator produces __________.
   a) direct current
   b) constant voltage
   c) alternating current
   d) indirect current

3. A _________ is made up of an electric current passing through a single coil of wire.
   a) step-down transformer
   b) step-up transformer
   c) electromagnet
   d) generator

4. Materials that can be magnetized are called ___________ materials.
   a) natural
   b) temporary
   c) ferromagnetic
   d) electromagnetic

5. Tape recorders, TVs, and doorbells all use __________.
   a) generators
   b) electromagnets
   c) permanent magnets
   d) natural magnets

6. A temporary magnet made by wrapping wire into a coil and passing electricity through it is an _________________.
   a) alternating current
   b) unpaired electron
   c) electromagnet
   d) electrocondensor

7. Regions inside a material in which magnetic fields all point in the same direction are ___________.
   a) transformers
   b) domains
   c) ranges
   d) ELFS

8. A spinning electron creates a ___________.
   a) domain
   b) generator
   c) magnetic field
   d) compass

9. A generator develops current by moving a coil past a _________.
   a) direct current
   b) wire
   c) magnet
   d) transformer

10. A ___________    magnet keeps its magnetic quality even when removed from a magnetic field.
   a) temporary
   b) permanent
   c) electronic
   d) alternating

11. Electrical current that continually reverses direction is called _______ current.
   a) alternating
   b) electromagnetic
   c) magnetic
   d) temporary

12. Temperature is a measure of a material's average _______ energy.
   a) kinetic
   b) thermal
   c) potential
   d) heat

13. A __________ measures temperature.
   a) heat engine
   b) thermometer
   c) crystal
   d) radiator

14. Stored energy is __________ energy.
   a) thermal
   b) kinetic
   c) potential
   d) chemical

15. A device that produces an electric current by turning a coil of wire in a magnetic field is an __________.
   a) generator
   b) transformer
   c) electromagnet
   d) ELF

16. A step-up transformer raises the ________ of a current.
   a) voltage
   b) wattage
   c) electromagnetism
   d) frequency

17. The generation of electric current by changing magnetic fields is called __________.
   a) Electromagnetic production
   b) alternating current
   c) transformation
   d) electromagnetic induction

18. A _________ has two coils of wire in which the second coil consists of fewer turns than the first.
   a) step-down transformer
   b) step-up transformer
   c) electromagnet
   d) generator

19. A __________ is a device that raises or lowers the voltage of an alternating current.
   a) transformer
   b) generator
   c) condenser
   d) radiator

20. Current is raised to high voltage for tansmission lines by using __________.
   a) generators
   b) batteries
   c) transformers
   d) electromagnets

21. In a junkyard, electromagnets are used to lift old cars because ___________.
   a) electromagnets are temporary magnets that can be turned off
   b) the wire coil of natural magnets is too large
   c) electromagnets are permanent magnets that will not fail even when lifting the weight of a car
   d) permanent magnets are too large

22. The force that acts between magnets are called _________.
   a) ELF
   b) induction
   c) magnetic drift
   d) magnetism

23. A ___________ has two coils of wire in which the second coil consists of more turns.
   a) step-down transformer
   b) step-up transformer
   c) electromagnet
   d) generator

24. If you are lost in the woods but have a compass, you should __________.
   a) point the compass in the direction you want to go
   b) look at the needle to find which direction is north
   c) point the compass in the direction you think is north
   d) look at the needle to find the nearest ferromagnetic materials

25. In outer space, magnets can be expected __________.
   a) to work because domains will expand with the lack of gravity
   b) to work because magnetic fields exist in all space
   c) not ot work because there is no atmosphere in space
   d) not to work because magnetism depends on gravity


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