Magnet & Motors Unit Exam Review Key

1 What is a coil of wire with a current is called? Solenoid What is a complete, unbroken path through which electric charges can flow called? Electric Current What is a connection that allows current to take the path of least resistance is called? Short-Circuit What energy transformation does a generator make? Converts Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy If a magnet is made from a piece of steel paper clip, what kind of magnet would likely be? A Temporary Magnet What is a solenoid with a ferromagnetic core is called? An Electromagnet What does an electric current produce? A Magnetic Field An electric current will always follow what? The Path of Least Resistance Name three common ferromagnetic materials. Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt

10 As in the case of unlike magnetic poles, unlike electric charges to what? Attract Each Other 11 Every magnet, regardless of its shape, has two of these. Magnetic Poles

12 In an electric motor, what does the commutator do? Repeatedly Reverses the Flow of Current through the Armature 13 What do like magnetic poles do? Repel Each Other 14 What do unlike magnetic poles do? Attract Each Other 15 One part of a freely swinging magnet always points to what? To the Earth's Magnetic Pole in the Northern Hemisphere 16 What is the buildup of charges on an object is called? Static Electricity 17 The region around a magnet where the magnetic force is exerted is known as its what? Magnetic Field 18 What is the relationship between electricity and magnetism called? Electromagnetism 19 What causes charges to move in a circuit? Voltage 20 What happens if you break a magnet in half? Each Will be a new magnet, with both the North and the South Pole 21 What is magnetism? The force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials 22 Name the parts of an electric motor. Electrical Feeds, Brushes, Commutator, Armature, Permanent Magnet, Motor Shaft 23 Which type of energy is associated with electric currents? Electrical Energy

Magnet & Motors Unit Exam Review

1 What is a coil of wire with a current is called?

What is a complete, unbroken path through which electric charges can flow called?

What is a connection that allows current to take the path of least resistance is called?

What energy transformation does a generator make?

If a magnet is made from a piece of steel paper clip, what kind of magnet would likely be? What is a solenoid with a ferromagnetic core is called?

What does an electric current produce?

An electric current will always follow what?

Name three common ferromagnetic materials.

10 As in the case of unlike magnetic poles, unlike electric charges to what?

11 Every magnet, regardless of its shape, has two of these.

12 In an electric motor, what does the commutator do?

13 What do like magnetic poles do?

14 What do unlike magnetic poles do?

15 One part of a freely swinging magnet always points to what?

16 What is the buildup of charges on an object is called?

17 The region around a magnet where the magnetic force is exerted is known as its what?

18 what is the relationship between electricity and magnetism called?

19 What causes charges to move in a circuit?

20 What happens if you break a magnet in half?

21 What is magnetism?

22 Name the parts of an electric motor.

23 Which type of energy is associated with electric currents?