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An electrical wire is brought near several objects: a tennis ball, iron filings, a plastic spoon, and glass marbles. If an electrical switch is flipped, allowing current to flow through the wire, which
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An electrical wire is brought near several objects: a tennis ball, iron filings, a plastic spoon, and glass marbles. If an electrical switch is flipped, allowing current to flow through the wire, which object will most likely respond?

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Iron filings would respond to the electricity as this produces a magnetic field, attracting the iron to the wire.
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Iron fillings would most likely respond
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