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1. A student is using an open switch to test objects
to fi nd out if they are insulators or conductors.
How will she know if the object she is testing is
a conductor?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A The motor will stop running.
❍ B A light will shine.
❍ C Her fi ngers will get hot.
❍ D The motor will start to run.
2. Write X next to each item that will stick to a magnet.
(Mark all the objects that will stick.)
_____ A piece of yarn
_____ A steel screw
_____ A copper penny
_____ An iron nail
_____ A plastic knife
3. Which of these energy sources is considered nonrenewable?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F Fossil fuels
❍ G Solar power
❍ H Geothermal power
❍ J Hydroelectric power
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4. A student has two magnets and thin pieces of cloth, plastic, aluminum, and steel. He wants to
know if the force of magnetism acts through all these materials. What do you think he will
fi nd out?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A Magnetism acts through all the materials.
❍ B Magnetism acts through all the materials except the metals (aluminum and steel).
❍ C Magnetism acts through all the materials except the steel.
❍ D All these materials block the force of magnetism.
5. Identify each circuit as series or parallel.
(Mark one answer for each circuit.)
a. d.b. c.❍ Series
❍ Parallel
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= lightbulb in holder
= D-cell
❍ Series
❍ Parallel
❍ Series
❍ Parallel
❍ Series
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6. A student is making an electromagnet. She needs to choose a rivet (core) to wrap the wire
around. She can choose from a copper, iron, or steel rivet. Which sentence below is true?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F She can use any of the rivets because they are all metals.
❍ G She can use the iron or steel rivets.
❍ H She can use only the iron rivet.
❍ J She can use only the copper rivet.
8. You can connect more than one D-cell in a series circuit or a parallel circuit. What happens
when you do that?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F The power adds if you use either type of circuit.
❍ G The power adds in parallel, but not in series.
❍ H The power adds in series, but not in parallel.
❍ J The power doesn’t change no matter what type of circuit you use.
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7. The painted end of the compass needle is pointing
toward the head of the rivet. Which end of the
compass needle will point to the other end of the
rivet if the compass is moved?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A The painted end of the compass needle
❍ B The unpainted end of the compass needle
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9. Which sentence best describes how electricity fl ows through a simple circuit that includes a
D-cell, switch, and buzzer? Electricity fl ows from
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A both the negative and positive sides of the D-cell to the buzzer.
❍ B the positive side of the D-cell to the buzzer to the negative side of the D-cell.
❍ C the negative side of the D-cell to the buzzer to the positive side of the D-cell.
❍ D the positive side of the D-cell to the negative side of the D-cell to the buzzer.
10. Which one of these circuits will work?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ Circuit F ❍ Circuit G
❍ Circuit H ❍ Circuit J
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12. Write X next to each object that conducts electricity.
(Mark all the correct answers.)
_____ A piece of string
_____ A steel pair of scissors
_____ A piece of the rock magnetite
_____ An iron rivet
_____ A brass door handle
11. A teacher spilled a box of paper clips on the fl oor. He used a magnet to pick them up. He
noticed that some of the paper clips were sticking to other paper clips, not directly to the magnet.
Write X next to each sentence below that helps explain what is happening.
(Mark all the sentences that are true.)
_____ Only the paper clip touching the magnet becomes magnetized.
_____ The paper clips could be made of any kind of metal.
_____ All the paper clips become temporary magnets in order to stick.
MagnetPaper clips
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13. You are standing in a room with some objects on a table. The door is closed, and it is completely
dark—there is no light source. Which of the following sentences is true?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A You will be able to see the shape of the objects, but not their colors.
❍ B You will never see anything, even if you are there for a long time.
❍ C You will be able to see a little bit after your eyes get used to the dark.
❍ D You will be able to see only the objects that are white.
14. Standing in a room where there is only blue light, a green ball will look _____ .
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F white
❍ G green, but darker
❍ H blue, but lighter
❍ J black
15. Which sentence about light is true?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A Light rays travel in straight lines.
❍ B Light rays curve around objects that are in the way.
❍ C When an object absorbs all the light, the object looks white.
❍ D Refraction occurs when a material refl ects all colors of light.
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OPEN-RESPONSE QUESTION
16. Three magnets are placed on a pencil. The two
bottom magnets are touching each other, but the
top magnet seems to be fl oating on air. Explain
the forces at work to make this happen.
Magnet 1
Magnet 2Magnet 3
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OPEN-RESPONSE QUESTION
17. A student wrote in his science notebook,
A mirror reflects light. But I am not a light source. So why can I see myself in a mirror?
Write a letter to this student explaining how he can see himself in the mirror.
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OPEN-RESPONSE QUESTION
18. A student drew this picture in her science notebook. Label all of the components and describe
how each component works to create the electromagnet.
Word bank: D-cell, core, switch, insulated wire, magnetism, electricity.
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1. Study the diagram of an electric circuit.
a. Identify the parts of the electric circuit.
(Match the letters from the picture above to each component’s name, and write them on the blank lines.)
_____ D-cell _____ Negative terminal
_____ Wire _____ Motor
_____ Positive terminal _____ Switch
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D B
C
b. Identify what each component does in the circuit.
(Write the letter from the picture that matches the function of each component.)
_____ Provides the stored energy to run the circuit
_____ Controls the fl ow of electricity by opening and closing the circuit
_____ Produces motion when part of a complete circuit
_____ Provides the pathway to carry the electricity from component to component
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2. Which picture shows how electricity fl ows through the circuit?
(Mark the one best answer.)
3. What kinds of materials make good conductors?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F Some metal materials
❍ G Plastic materials
❍ H All metal materials
❍ J Wooden materials
4. A battery, fossil fuels, and food are all examples of _____ .
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A energy
❍ B electric energy
❍ C stored energy
❍ D energy transfer
❍ A ❍ D❍ B ❍ C
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6. Which circuit will light the bulb?
(Mark the one best answer.)
5. You can’t see electricity when it is fl owing. You need to have some other kind of evidence.
Write X next to each phrase that describes evidence that electricity is fl owing.
_____ A component gets hot.
_____ A motor stops spinning.
_____ The switch is closed.
_____ A lightbulb shines.
7. Write R next to the resources below that are renewable.
Write N next to the resources that are not renewable.
_____ The Sun
_____ Fossil fuels
_____ Hydroelectric power
_____ Geothermal power
+ –+ -
+
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❍ F ❍ J❍ G ❍ H
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8. A student wants to make this a complete circuit. What can she use to conduct electricity between
the D-cell and the switch?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A A piece of string
❍ B Aluminum foil
❍ C Plastic straws
❍ D Wooden craft sticks
9. Write X next to each way to conserve energy.
_____ Keep your TV on all the time.
_____ Use fl uorescent bulbs rather than incandescent bulbs.
_____ Keep the refrigerator door open while you decide what you want to eat.
_____ Turn off the lights when you’re not in a room.
10. A lightbulb in a circuit transfers energy into _____ .
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F motion
❍ G heat and light
❍ H sound and light
❍ J light
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OPEN-RESPONSE QUESTION
11. What is energy? Describe two energy sources other than the Sun.
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12. The switch in the picture is made of plastic, aluminum, and copper. Some of these materials are
insulators, and some are conductors.
a. Explain which parts are insulators and which are conductors.
b. Explain why the switch needs to be made of both insulators and conductors.
OPEN-RESPONSE QUESTION
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+ –+ -
+
–+–
❍ A ❍ D❍ B ❍ C
1. Which circuit below will light the bulb?
(Mark the one best answer.)
3. In an electric circuit, the component that controls the fl ow of electricity is the _____ .
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A D-cell
❍ B switch
❍ C wire
❍ D lightbulb or motor
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2. The picture shows an incomplete circuit. Which material would complete the circuit?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F A piece of plastic tubing
❍ G A painted aluminum soft-drink can
❍ H A felt marker
❍ J A steel fork
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4. a. What will happen if bulb Y burns out?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F Neither bulb X nor bulb Z will continue to shine.
❍ G Bulb X will continue to shine, but not bulb Z.
❍ H Bulb Z will continue to shine, but not bulb X.
❍ J Both bulb X and bulb Z will continue to shine.
b. The circuit above is an example of _____ .
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A an incomplete lightbulb circuit
❍ B lightbulbs in parallel
❍ C an open lightbulb circuit
❍ D lightbulbs in series
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Bulb X
Bulb Y
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5. a. What happens when the loose wire in this circuit is connected?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F The motor will run. The lightbulb will shine.
❍ G The motor will not run. The lightbulb will not shine.
❍ H The motor will run. The lightbulb will not shine.
❍ J The motor will not run. The lightbulb will shine.
b. When the wire is connected, the circuit above is an example of _____ .
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A an incomplete circuit
❍ B a parallel circuit
❍ C an open circuit
❍ D a series circuit
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6. A student wants to complete the circuit you see in the picture to make only bulb Q light up.
Where should another wire be attached to make bulb Q light?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F Between points 1 and 2
❍ G Between points 2 and 3
❍ H Between points 1 and 3
❍ J Between points 2 and 4
Bulb Q Bulb R1
2
3 4
7. An iron used for pressing clothes transfers energy into _____ .
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A motion
❍ B heat
❍ C sound
❍ D light
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8. a. How will the circuit above work?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F The bulb will shine, but the motor will not run.
❍ G The motor will run, but the bulb will not shine.
❍ H Neither the bulb nor the motor will work.
❍ J The bulb will shine, and the motor will run.
b. How would you change the circuit above so that both the bulb and the motor will work?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A Don’t change anything; both the bulb and motor already work.
❍ B Move the end of wire C from contact point 4 to 3.
❍ C Move the end of wire B from contact point 4 to 3.
❍ D Move the end of wire A from contact point 2 to 1.
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Wire A Wire B
Wire C
Wire D
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9. The picture shows two lightbulbs powered by a solar cell. When the circuit is placed in the
sunlight, the bulbs shine, but they are very dim. Describe two diff erent ways you could get the
lights to shine brightly and why each way will work.
One way is to
Another way is to
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10. Imagine that you are a person building a house and you have to decide whether to wire the
house in series or in parallel. Because you will be on the city electricity grid, you have plenty of
power to make lights shine brightly whether you use series or parallel circuits.
Write a short paragraph describing which type of circuit you will use and why. If you need help
explaining your thinking, include a drawing in the space below the lines.
OPEN-RESPONSE QUESTION
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Object Sticks to magnets? Conducts electricity?Iron nail
❍ yes ❍ no ❍ yes ❍ no
Plastic straw
❍ yes ❍ no ❍ yes ❍ no
Steel wire screen
❍ yes ❍ no ❍ yes ❍ no
Brass ring
❍ yes ❍ no ❍ yes ❍ no
Wooden craft stick
❍ yes ❍ no ❍ yes ❍ no
Magnetite
❍ yes ❍ no ❍ yes ❍ no
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1. Which objects stick to magnets and which conduct electricity?
(Mark an answer in each column for each object.)
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❍ A
❍ B
❍ C
❍ D
N NN
N N N
N N N
N N N
S S S
S S S
S S S
S S S
2. Three bar magnets are held together. What are the magnets going to look like when the hands
let go of the magnets?
(Mark the one best answer.)
Magnet 1 Magnet 2 Magnet 3
N N NS S S
3. Which pair of sentences is true?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F All metals stick to magnets. All metals conduct electricity.
❍ G Some metals stick to magnets. Some metals conduct electricity.
❍ H Some metals stick to magnets. All metals conduct electricity.
❍ J All metals stick to magnets. Some metals conduct electricity.
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4. A student has two magnets. One magnet is on top of the table. The other magnet is in his hand.
He puts his hand with the magnet under the table. Why does the magnet on top of the table
move?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A The magnetic force acts through the wood table.
❍ B Magnets can stick to wooden tables.
❍ C The magnetic force makes the wood table become a temporary magnet.
❍ D The magnet on top and the wood table repel each other.
(2)(1)
5. A student has two keys. One is iron. One is aluminum. How can the student test the keys to
fi nd the one made of iron?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F Use a test circuit, only the iron key will conduct electricity.
❍ G Use a test circuit, only the aluminum key will conduct electricity.
❍ H Use a magnet, only the aluminum key will stick.
❍ J Use a magnet, only the iron key will stick.
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6. Think about the experiment you did in class using the balance shown in the picture.
a. What question were you gathering data to answer?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A How much do magnets weigh?
❍ B How much force is needed to get two magnets to repel each other?
❍ C How does distance between two magnets aff ect the force of attraction
between them?
❍ D If there is plastic between two magnets, how much force is needed to pull the
two magnets apart?
b. If you were writing a report about this experiment, which sentence might you include?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F As the distance between magnets increases, the force of attraction decreases.
❍ G Two magnets have more magnetic force when they are far apart.
❍ H Plastic spacers block the force of magnetism between two magnets.
❍ J Magnets weigh less when they are farther apart.
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7. a. Which question was this student testing?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A How many paper clips can you pick up with a magnet?
❍ B How many trials are needed to pick up the most paper clips?
❍ C How does the strength of magnetism change as the number of magnets increases?
❍ D How can you fi nd the average number of paper clips picked up by a magnet?
c. What conclusion can be drawn from the data in the table?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A The average number of paper clips one magnet can pick up is 9.
❍ B The more magnets you use, the fewer paper clips you can pick up.
❍ C You can’t make a conclusion; something is wrong because the student should
have gotten the same number of paper clips for each trial.
❍ D The more magnets you use, the stronger the force of magnetism.
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Number of paper clips picked upNumber of magnets Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3
1 8 9 7
2 13 16 14
3 22 23 24
b. What did the student use to measure the strength of attraction?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F Number of paper clips
❍ G Number of magnets
❍ H The mass of the paper clips
❍ J The mass of the magnets
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8. A steel fi le cabinet has been sitting in the same place in a classroom for many years. A student
holds a compass at the top of the cabinet. The painted end of the needle points toward the
cabinet.
The student moves the compass down to the bottom of the fi le cabinet and sees the needle turn.
Now the needle is pointing in the opposite direction. How can you explain the movement of
the compass?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F Someone must have rubbed a magnet back and forth on the cabinet.
❍ G The cabinet has become magnetized by Earth’s magnetic fi eld.
❍ H An electric current must be running through the cabinet.
❍ J The cabinet must be full of magnets.
The painted end of the needle is pointing toward the cabinet.
The end of the needle that is not painted is pointing toward the cabinet.
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OPEN-RESPONSE QUESTION
9. The poles on the horseshoe magnet above are not labeled. Explain how you could use the bar
magnet to determine where the poles are on the horseshoe magnet.
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10. A student exploring magnets discovered that she could touch
a nail to a magnet, then the nail picked up a paper clip and the
paper clip picked up a screw.
Explain to this student what is happening.
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1. Identify the parts of this electromagnet circuit.
(Match the letters from the picture above to each component’s name, and write them on the blank lines.)
_____ D-cell _____ Wire coil
_____ Wire _____ Core
_____ Switch
2. Identify what each component does in the circuit.
(Write the letter from the picture that matches the function of each component.)
_____ Becomes a temporary magnet when electricity is fl owing through the circuit
_____ Provides the pathway to carry the electricity from component to component
_____ Controls the fl ow of electricity by opening and closing the circuit
_____ Provides the stored energy to run the electromagnet
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4. Which rule should you use to decide whether a brass rivet or an iron rivet would make the better
core for an electromagnet?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F All metals conduct electricity.
❍ G Magnets stick to some metals.
❍ H Opposite poles attract; like poles repel.
❍ J Only objects made of iron or steel can be magnetized.
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3. Which action would make an electromagnet stronger (able to pick up more washers)?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A Use thinner wire
❍ B Wire another D-cell into the circuit in series
❍ C Wind fewer wraps around the core (rivet)
❍ D Wind the wraps loosely rather than tightly
5. Write X next to each sentence that describes where electricity fl ows in an electromagnet.
_____ Electricity fl ows through the rivet or core.
_____ Electricity fl ows through the insulation of the wire.
_____ Electricity fl ows through the switch when it is closed.
_____ Electricity fl ows through the wire from the negative to the positive side of the D-cell.
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7. The graph shows the results of an investigation with an electromagnet. When 22-gauge wire was
used, how many nails did it pick up?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ F 15
❍ G 24
❍ H 18
❍ J 10
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6. Look at the picture of two electromagnets near each other. The switches on both electromagnets
are closed. Which statement about these electromagnets is true?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A The electromagnets will repel.
❍ B The magnetic forces cancel each other.
❍ C The electromagnets will attract.
❍ D Electricity will fl ow from one electromagnet to the other if they touch.
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8. A student set a compass on top of a wire not yet connected in a circuit. When he connected the
wire to the positive side of the D-cell, the compass needle moved. Why did the compass needle
change position when the circuit was closed?
(Mark the one best answer.)
❍ A When the circuit is complete, electricity also runs through the compass.
❍ B A magnetic fi eld surrounds a wire when electric current fl ows through it.
❍ C The compass indicates how much power is left in the D-cell.
❍ D The magnetic poles of the D-cell were reversed causing the compass needle to move.
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9. How are permanent magnets and electromagnets alike and diff erent?
Alike:
Diff erent:
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10. Robert-Houdin was a French magician who lived in the 1800s. For one of his tricks, he placed
a suitcase on the stage and asked the biggest, strongest man in the audience to try to lift it up. As
the man approached the stage, the magician waved his arms and proclaimed that he had taken
away all of the man’s strength. The strong man tried, but he couldn’t budge the suitcase. Then
the magician asked a small child to lift the suitcase. The child easily picked up the suitcase and
carried it off the stage.
Robert-Houdin was experimenting with a new technology at the time: an electromagnet.
Explain how you think Robert-Houdin used an electromagnet to make this trick work.