Worksheet 2.2

Name:__________________________________

Date:__________________________________

1.

Describe your observations of the compass near the electric circuit before and after there was current flowing in it.

 

 


2.

What happens to the compass needles placed around the coil of wire when the switch was thrown starting current flowing in the circuit? Draw what you see.

 

 


3.

Does the coil of wire attract paper clips like a magnet does?

 

 


4.

What happens when the coil is placed on a magnet and then the electricity is turned on?

 

 


5.

How are magnets and coils of electrical current alike and different?

 

 


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