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General Magnetism and Trivia
General Magnetism and Trivia
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Basic concepts of magnetism with some fun trivia questions mixed in to liven things up.
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What rule helps us decide the direction of a magnetic field around a wire with current?
Left-hand Rule
Right-thumb rule
Right-hand Rule
Left-foot Rule
2
Before electricity from the power plant reaches your house, a ______ lowers the voltage.
Equalizer
Generator
Motor
Transformer
3
Which metal below is
not
magnetic?
Nickel
Copper
Cobalt
Iron
4
The best way to magnetize a piece of iron is to...
Burn it.
Hit it.
Shock it.
Place it next to a strong magnet.
5
Concerning electromagnets, which choice below is the
most important
to their efficiency?
Core material.
Number of loops.
Voltage.
6
A device that measures current is a ______.
Electrometer
Currentometer
Galvanometer
Voltmeter
7
A device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy is a ______.
Transformer
Motor
Magnet
Generator
8
What is the leading theory to why we have a magnetic field around Earth?
Dynamic Theory
Houston Dynamo
Dynamo Theory
Dynamite Theory
9
Trivia!: Who is credited for first proposing that the Earth was round, not flat?
Pythagoras
Galileo
Steve
Newton
10
The Aurora Borealis happens when the Earth magnetizes:
Magnetic fields from satellites.
water molecules in the humid air.
Ash from a volcanic eruption.
Solar winds from the Sun.
11
Attracting or repelling?
Blue.
No.
Attracting.
Repelling.
12
Which magnetic pole will you find if you follow your compass North?
North Magnetic Pole
South Magnetic Pole
13
What is the
most
basic
source for magnetism?
North and South Poles
Opposite charges
Unpaired, spinning electrons
Metals
14
A device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy is a(n) ______.
Motor
Thing
Electromagnet
Generator
15
Are the magnets below repelling or attracting, according to the iron dust?
Repelling
True
Attracting
205
16
If a compass were placed between the poles of this horseshoe magnet, north would point:
To the Right.
Down.
Up.
To the Left.
17
Trivia! Isaac Newton was rewarded with how many Nobel Prizes?
3
1
0
2
18
With the Right-hand rule, what does your thumb represent?
The Force.
The Magnetic field.
Good job.
The current.
19
Trivia! : Albert Einstein won the Nobel prize in 1921 for what?
Creating the Atomic Bomb.
His "Theory of Relativity."
Concepts of solar panels.
Theory of Black Holes.
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Trivia!: What's the hottest?
The Sun.
A lightning bolt.
The Earth's Core.
Your physics teacher.
