Magnetic Fields Produce by Currents

Magnetic Fields Produce by Currents

Multiple Choice

What did Oersted discover during his famous experiment?

• A bar magnet will attract a piece of nickel

• A wire will generate a magnetic field

• A current-carrying wire will create a magnetic field

• A compass will point towards the North pole

Multiple Choice

The magnetic field lines around a current-carrying wire are in the shape of

• A rectangle

• A circle

• A series of concentric circles

• Rectangular hyperbolas

Multiple Choice

Which way is the magnetic field pointing?

• Left

• Right

• Into the page

• Out of the page

Multiple Choice

In this image, is the direction of the magnetic field into the page or out of the page?

• Into the page

• Out of the page

Now we're going to watch a short video demonstrating the right-hand rule

Multiple Choice

The image below shows the direction of the current (blue) and the direction of the magnetic field (red). Which diagram shows the magnetic field around the wire?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

The image below shows the direction of the current (red) and the direction of the magnetic field (black). Which diagram shows the magnetic field around the wire?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

The image shows the direction of the current (blue) and the direction of the magnetic field (red). Which diagram correctly shows the magnetic field around the wire?

• A

• B

• C

• D