Question

During physical science, Ms. Greene challenged her students to produce an energy transformation. James and Jill wrapped a 4-inch nail with a coil of fifty turns of wire. They connected one end of the coil to one terminal of a knife switch. They connected the other terminal of the knife switch to the battery. Finally, they connected the end of the coil to the other terminal of the battery.

James held the tip of a 1-inch nail near the flat end of the 4-inch nail. Jill closed the knife switch quickly and then opened it. The 1-inch nail was pulled toward the 4-inch nail.

James and Jill used a battery as a source of electricity to construct
a(n) ______ that created ______ energy that caused the nail to move.
Responses
A motor; electricalmotor; electrical
B generator; magneticgenerator; magnetic
C generator; electricalgenerator; electrical
D electromagnet; magnetic

Answer 1

James and Jill used a battery as a source of electricity to construct a(n) **electromagnet** that created **magnetic** energy that caused the nail to move.

So the correct answer is: **D: electromagnet; magnetic**.