Induced Current and Electricity Generation

Front

What is produced when the crank of the generator model is turned?

Back

Induced current.

Front

What does the flow of induced current do?

Back

Lights up the LED.

Front

Who conducted investigations on the generation of electricity using a magnetic field in 1831?

Back

Michael Faraday.

Front

What causes electric current to be produced according to Faraday's investigations?

Back

Movement of the wire which causes the magnetic field lines to be cut.

Front

What is moved rapidly through the space between the magnetic poles to produce induced current?

Back

A connecting wire or solenoid.

Front

What device shows the flow of induced current?

Back

Galvanometer.

Front

What happens to the pointer in the galvanometer when induced current flows through it?

Back

The pointer deflects.