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Lab: Magnetic and Electric Fields — Unit test Answers

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Oran wants to model the behavior of Earth’s magnetic field when Earth’s magnetic south is near Earth’s geographic north using a ball, a bar magnet, and a compass. He designates the top of the ball as Earth’s geographic north.

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Model 1
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Model 2
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Model 3
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Model 4
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Two bar magnets are held close together. When they are released, they move toward one another. Which best describes the original placement of the magnets?

A
The magnets are placed end to end with the north pole of each pointing toward the other.
B
The magnets are placed end to end with the south pole of each pointing toward the other.
C
The magnets are placed side by side with the like poles of each magnet near the other.
D
The magnets are placed side by side with the opposite poles of each magnet near the other.
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A positively charged object is placed to the left of a negatively charged object. Which best describes how the positively charged object will move?

A
to the left, in the direction of the electric field lines
B
to the right, in the direction of the electric field lines
C
up in the direction that the field lines bend away
D
down in the direction that the field lines bend away
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Horatio drew a diagram to illustrate how magnetism is produced by electric currents.

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Magnetism is not produced by electric currents unless the wire is coiled.
B
The magnetic field does not continually spread outward from the wire.
C
The magnetic field is produced inside the wire, not outside of it.
D
Magnetism is only produced when a metal bar is placed near the wire.
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Parker wound a wire around a large iron nail. He then created an electromagnet by connecting the ends of the wire to different batteries. The table shows the current he measured for each electromagnet.

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Electromagnet W is the strongest.
B
Electromagnet X is weaker than electromagnet Z.
C
Electromagnet Y is the strongest.
D
Electromagnet Y is weaker than electromagnet X.
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Measurements of two electric currents are shown in the chart.

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Current X has a greater potential difference, and the charges flow at a slower rate.
B
Current Y has a greater potential difference, and the charges flow at a slower rate.
C
Current X has a greater potential difference, and the charges flow at a faster rate.
D
Current Y has a greater potential difference, and the charges flow at a faster rate.
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Based on illustrations of magnetic field lines, where could an object be placed so it would not experience a magnetic force?

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halfway between the like poles of two magnets, because the field lines bend away and do not enter this area
B
halfway between the opposite poles of two magnets, because the field lines are the closest together
C
above the middle of a bar magnet, because the magnetic field lines are only found around the sides of the magnet
D
above a pole of a bar magnet, because the magnetic field lines either go in or go out at the end
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What does voltage describe?

A
how fast current can flow
B
how much current can flow
C
how much a material resists electrical flow
D
how fast a material conducts electrical flow

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