Module 5

Question 1
0.5 out of 0.5 points

In an electrically neutral atom the number of protons in the nucleus is equal to the number of
Selected Answer: electrons that surround the nucleus.
Answers:

neutrons in the nucleus.

electrons that surround the nucleus.
both of these
neither of these

Question 2
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Strip electrons from an atom and the atom becomes a

Selected Answer: positive ion.
Answers:

negative ion.
positive ion.
different element.
neutral

Question 3
0.5 out of 0.5 points

To say that electric charge is conserved is to say that electric charge

Selected Answer: can neither be created nor destroyed.
Answers:

will interact with neighboring electric charges.

may occur in an infinite variety of quantities.
can neither be created nor destroyed.
is a whole-number multiple of the charge of one electron.

Question 4
1.5 out of 1.5 points

Match the following electrostatic terms with their definitions.

Question

Answers

Selected Match

Materials that do not allow the passage of electric

charge

A.

A.

insulator

insulator

A material that allows the transfer of charge

C.

C.

charged

conductor

An object that has a net positive or negative charge E.

coservation of
is said to be.
charge
The unit of electric charge.

charged

D.

D.

coulumb

coulumb

In an isolated system the total charge is conserved. G.

electric potential

E.

G.

coservation of
charge

Question 5
0.5 out of 0.5 points

A positively charged object repels

Selected Answer: positively charged objects
Answers:

positively charged objects

negatively charged objects
neutral objects
everthing

Question 6
0.5 out of 0.5 points

An electron and a proton

Selected Answer: attract each other.
Answers:

repel each other.

attract each other.
both repel and attract each other
neither attract or repel each other.

Question 7
0.5 out of 0.5 points

The electrical forces between charges depends on the

Selected Answer: both of these
Answers:

magnitude of electric charges.

separation distance between electric charges.
both of these
none of these

Question 8
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Two electrical charges that are seperated by a distance of 2cm are moved to a distance of 4
cm. What happens to the force between the charges?
Selected Answer: 1/4 the force
Answers:

1/4 the force

1/2 the force
double the force
four times the force

Question 9
0.5 out of 0.5 points

A -2C charge is brought in contact with a +10C charge and are attraced to each other. Which
of the charges will have the largest force acting on it?
Selected Answer: it is the same force on both
Answers:

-2C charge
+10C charge
it is the same force on both

Question 10
0.5 out of 0.5 points

A balloon is rubbed against hair and sticks to a wooden wall. What charge does the balloon
have?
Selected Answer: negative
Answers:

positive
negative
either
neither

Question 11
0.5 out of 0.5 points

What charging is occuring when clothes dry in the dryer?

Selected Answer: friction
Answers:

friction

this is not an example of charging

induction
conduction

Question 12
0.5 out of 0.5 points

What type of charging is occuring when you touch a friend and experience a shock?
Selected Answer: Conduction
Answers:

There is no charging happening.

Conduction
Friction
Induction

Question 13
0.5 out of 0.5 points

To say that an object is electrically polarized is to say

Selected Answer: its charges have been rearranged.
Answers:

its internal electric field is zero.

its charges have been rearranged.
it is only partially conducting.
it is electrically charged.
it is to some degree magnetic.

Question 14
0.5 out of 0.5 points

An electroscope is charged positively so tht the foil leaves that stand apart. As a negative
charge is brought close to the charged electroscope, the leaves
Selected Answer: fall closer together.
Answers:

spread farther apart.

do not move.
fall closer together.
change color.

Question 15
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Which of the following is an insulator?

Selected Answer: plastic
Answers:

silver
plastic
the graphite in a pencil
more than one of the object listed is are insulators.
human body

Question 16
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Which of the following materials is a conductor?

Selected Answer: gold
Answers:

gold
glass
wood
more than one of the objects listed is a conductor.
rubber

Module 6

Question 1
0.5 out of 0.5 points

The convention is that current in a circuit flows

Selected Answer: from the positive terminal to the negative terminal
Answers:

from the positive terminal to the negative terminal

from the negative terminal to the positive terminal
either way, it does not matter.

Question 2
1 out of 1 points

Match
Question

Answers

Selected
Match

Power is measured in __________

C.

C.

resistance

watts

D.

D.

power

current

Objects like light bulbs slow down the the flow of electric
current by providing ________

G.

G.

short circuit

resistance

Rate at which energy is converted from one form to another

is _________.

F.

F.

complete
circuit

power

Resistance is measured in ___________.

E.

E.

ohms

ohms

A continuous path from one end a battery to the other end of

the battery ___________.

B.

B.

current

complete
circuit

A path in an electric circuit that has very little resistance is

________.

A.

A.

watts

short circuit

Continious flow of charge is________

Question 3
0.5 out of 0.5 points

An ampere is a unit of electrical

Selected Answer: current.
Answers:

pressure.
resistance.
current.
all of these
none of these

Question 4
0 out of 0.5 points

A 10 ohm resistor has 5 A current in it. What is the voltage across the resistor?
Selected Answer: 10 V
Answers:

10 V

20 V
15 V
5V
more than 20 V

Question 5
0.5 out of 0.5 points

A 10 ohm resistor connected to a 120-V power supply. What is the current through the
circuit?
Selected Answer: 12 A.
Answers:

120 A.
12 A.
10 A.
1 A.
none of these

Question 6
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Which statement about this image is not true?

Selected Answer: The light bulbs are wired in series.

Answers:

If one of the bulbs burns out it will not affect the other bulb.
The light bulbs are wired in parallel.
There must be a current because the bulbs are on.
The light bulbs are wired in series.

Question 7
0.5 out of 0.5 points

What type of circuit is pictured below?

Selected Answer: parallel

Answers:

short
combination
parallel
series

Question 8
0 out of 0.5 points

The circuit below has three 9 ohm resistors. What is the equivalent resistance of this circuit?

Selected Answer: 1/3 ohms

Answers:

3 ohms
18 ohms
1/3 ohms
27 ohms

Question 9
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Three resistors (R1, R2 and R3) are placed in the configuration as shown below. What is the
equivalent resistance of the circuit if R1=5 Ohms, R2= 10 Ohms, R3 = 5 Ohms?

Selected Answer: 20 Ohms

Answers:

20 Ohms

10 Ohms
5 Ohms
2 Ohms

Question 10
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Two identical bulbs are connected in series to a new battery. Which bulb is the brightest?
Selected Answer: They are equally bright.
Answers:

They are equally bright.

The one closest to the positive end of the battery.
The one closest to the negative end of the battery.
Neither will lightbecause the battery is new.

Question 11
0.5 out of 0.5 points

As more lamps are put into a series circuit, the brightness of the bulbs ___________.
Selected Answer: decreases.
Answers:

stays the same.

increases.
decreases.

Question 12
0.5 out of 0.5 points

When two lamps are connected in series to a battery, the electrical resistance that the battery
senses is
Selected Answer: more than the resistance of either lamp.
Answers:

more than the resistance of either lamp.

less than the resistance of either lamp.
none of these

Question 13
0.5 out of 0.5 points

In an electric circuit, the safety fuse is connected to the circuit in

Selected Answer: series.
Answers:

series.
parallel.

not enough information

combination

Question 14
0.5 out of 0.5 points

When two lamps are connected in parallel to a battery, the electrical resistance that the battery
senses is
Selected Answer: less than the resistance of either lamp.
Answers:

more than the resistance of either lamp.

less than the resistance of either lamp.
none of these

Question 15
0.5 out of 0.5 points

In a household circuit the lights, outlets, and appliances are wired in _____ with each other and in
_____ with a fuse or circuit breaker.
Selected Answer: parallel ... series
Answers:

parallel ... series

series ... series
series ... parallel
parallel ... parallel

Question 16
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Alternating current is normally produced by a

Selected Answer: generator.
Answers:

battery.
generator.
both of these
neither of these

Question 17
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Which of the following lightbulbs draws the most current?

Selected Answer: 100 Watt
Answers:

60 Watt

45 Watt
100 Watt
They all have the same current
Sunday, December 7, 2014 12:54:54 AM CST

Module 7

Question 1
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Match the following magnetic terms.

Question

Answers

Magnet constructed by wrapping wire around iron. D.

pole
Space that surrounds a magnetic object.

A.

Selected Match
D.

electromagnet
A.

electromagnet magnetic field

Unit used to measure magnetic field.
Part of a magnet, usually labeled North or South.

C.

E.

generator

tesla

B.

B.

magnetic field pole

A device that uses magnetism to create electricity

E.

C.

tesla

generator

Question 2
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Like kinds of magnetic poles repel while unlike kinds of magnetic poles
Selected Answer: attract.
Answers:

may attract or repel.

attract.
repel also.

Question 3
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Which pole of a compass needle points to a south pole of a magnet?

Selected Answer: north pole.
Answers:

south pole.
north pole.

both of these

Question 4
0.5 out of 0.5 points

An iron nail is more strongly attracted to the

Selected Answer: north or south poleno difference really.
Answers:

south pole of a magnet.

north pole of a magnet.
north or south poleno difference really.

Question 5
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Which is attracted to a magnet

Selected Answer: All of the above
Answers:

Loadstone
Stainless Steel
Ferreomagnetic Materials
All of the above

Question 6
0.5 out of 0.5 points

If a bar magnet is broken into two pieces, each piece

Selected Answer: has two magnetic poles
Answers:

has only one magnetic pole

is no longer magnetic
has an electric charge
has two magnetic poles

Question 7
0.5 out of 0.5 points

The magnetic force depends on the

Selected Answer: both of these
Answers:

magnitude of magnetic poles.

separation distance between the magnetic poles.
both of these
none of these

Question 8
0.5 out of 0.5 points

The magnetic force is strongest

Selected Answer: Closer to a magnet
Answers:

Closer to a magnet
Farther away from a magnet
Constant everwhere
Strong as long you are in the magnetic field range

Question 9
0.5 out of 0.5 points

The magnetic north pole of the earth is nearest

Selected Answer: Australia.
Answers:

Australia.
the Hudson Bay region of Canada.
both of these

Question 10
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Magnetic domains normally occur in

Selected Answer: iron.
Answers:

silver.
copper.
iron.

Question 11
0.5 out of 0.5 points

The source of all magnetism is

Selected Answer: moving electric charge.
Answers:

ferromagnetic materials.
tiny pieces of iron.
moving electric charge.
none of these

Question 12
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Magnetism is most closely related to

Selected Answer: electricity
Answers:

sound
light
electricity
water waves

Question 13
0 out of 0.5 points

Which is a property of electromagnets?

Selected Answer: They can be turned on and off.
Answers:

They can produce large magnetic fields.

All of these are properties of electromagnets
They can be turned on and off.
The strength of their magnetic fields can be varied by varying the current.

Question 14
0.5 out of 0.5 points

How can you increase the strength of an electromagnet?

Selected Answer: Both of the above
Answers:

Increase the current

Increase the number of loops
Both of the above
None of the above

Question 15
0 out of 0.5 points

What is the direction of the magnetic field pictured below?

Selected Answer: Into the page

Answers:

To the right
To the left
Out of the page
Into the page

Question 16
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Thrust a magnet into a coil of wire and the coil

Selected Answer: has a current in it.
Answers:

coil becomes a magnetic monopole.

creates a spark of electricity
has a current in it.
creats an electrical resistance.

Question 17
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Magnetic field lines about a current-carrying wire

Selected Answer: circle the wire in closed loops.
Answers:

extend radially from the wire.

circle the wire in closed loops.
both of these

Question 18
0.5 out of 0.5 points

Moving electric charges in a wire creates ____________.

Selected Answer: a magnetic field.

Answers:

a magnetic monopole
a magnetic field.
a transformer
a generator

Sunday, December 7, 2014 12:56:56 AM CST

Module 11

Question 1
1 out of 1 points

What color are high mass stars when they are formed?
Selected Answer: blue
Answers:

green
blue
yellow
red

Question 2
1 out of 1 points

The Sun tends to bloat outward by nuclear fusion, and contract due to
Selected Answer: gravitation.
Answers:

reduced gaseous pressures.

nuclear fission.
its relatively slow spin.
gravitation.
mass decrease.

Question 3
1 out of 1 points

What is the name of the galaxy we are located in?

Selected Answer: Milky Way
Answers:

Spirial-Barred
M80

Milky Way
Andromeda

Question 4
0 out of 1 points

Which of the following is the smallest?

Selected Answer: black dwarf
Answers:

Jupiter
red dwarf
red supergiant
black dwarf

Question 5
1 out of 1 points

How many galaxies are there in the universe?

Selected Answer: hundreds of billions
Answers:

ten thousand
hundreds of billions
one
two hundred

Question 6
1 out of 1 points

How many stars are there in the Milky Way Galaxy

Selected Answer: 200 billion
Answers:

1
10 million
100 thousand
200 billion

Question 7
1 out of 1 points

A black hole is
Selected Answer: all of the above
Answers:

a small region that has the mass of many galaxies.

the remains of a giant collapsed star.
an empty region of space with a huge gravitational field.
all of the above

Question 8
1 out of 1 points

If the Sun collapsed to become a black hole, the earth's gravitational attraction to it would be
Selected Answer: no different.
Answers:

more.
no different.
less.

Question 9
1 out of 1 points

Pluto is a
Selected Answer: dwarf planet
Answers:

dwarf planet
asteroid
comet
planet

Question 10
1 out of 1 points

Which type of planets are least dense?

Selected Answer: Gas giants
Answers:

Gas giants
Terrestrial

Dwarf
They all have the same density

Question 11
1 out of 1 points

Asteroids orbit the

Selected Answer: Sun.
Answers:

Earth.
Moon.
Sun.
all of these
none of these

Question 12
1 out of 1 points

Is the Earth moving?

Selected Answer: It moves both by rotating on its axis and revolving around the sun.
Answers:

yes, it rotates on its axis

yes, it revolves around the sun
It moves both by rotating on its axis and revolving around the sun.
The Earth is still, if it were moving we would fall off.

Question 13
1 out of 1 points

The planet that is most tipped to its orbital plane is

Selected Answer: Uranus.
Answers:

Uranus.
Neptune.
Jupiter.
Mars.
Saturn.

Question 14

1 out of 1 points

The age of the Sun is about

Selected Answer: 5.5 billion years.
Answers:

5.5 billion years.

7000 years.
5.5 trillion years.
5.5 million years.
more than 5.5 trillion years

Question 15
1 out of 1 points

In a model of a solar system if the Earth is the size of a basketball, how large should the Moon
be?
Selected Answer: The size of a baseball
Answers:

The size of a cantelope

The size of a baseball
The size of a golfball
The size of a marble

Question 16
1 out of 1 points

The reason we don't have eclipses monthly is because of the

Selected Answer: different orbital planes for Earth and the Moon.
Answers:

tapering of the Sun's rays.

different orbital planes for Earth and the Moon.
relatively close distance of the Moon and Earth.
23 tilt of the earth's axis.
relatively long distance to the Sun.

Question 17
1 out of 1 points

The fact that one side of the Moon always faces Earth is evidence that while revolving about
the earth it
Selected Answer: rotates about its axis.
Answers:

rotates about its axis.

does not rotate about its axis.

Question 18
1 out of 1 points

Polaris is always directly overhead

Selected Answer: the north pole.
Answers:

any location north of the equator.

the north pole.
the equator.

Question 19
1 out of 1 points

Which phase of the moon is directly after the waning gibbous?

Selected Answer: 3rd quarter
Answers:

Waning crescent
Full moon
1st quarter
3rd quarter

Question 20
1 out of 1 points

We do not see stars in the daytime because

Selected Answer: skylight overwhelms starlight.
Answers:

skylight overwhelms starlight.

of the lack of contrast with moonlight.
the solar wind obscures their view.
they simply don't exist in the daytime part of the sky.