Investigation 4 - Energy Transfer

How many electromagnets turn on at one time?

• 1

• 2

• 3

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

The commutator is a switch that turns a set of three electromagnets on and off.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

NGSS.HS-PS3-5

An electric current travels into a motor through long wires that connect directly to a set of brushes.

• True

• False

The electromagnets that are turned on in a motor attract or repel the permanent magnets that are in the casing.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

When the electromagnets rotate, the commutator is in a new position and one section will turn off while another turn on

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

What type of equipment has electromagnets?

• generator

• motor

• both

What type of equipment transfers energy from electrical energy to kinetic energy?

• generator

• motor

• both

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-3

What type of equipment has a commutator?

• generator

• motor

• both

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What type of equipment has a shaft?

• generator

• motor

• both

What type of equipment has permanent magnets?

• generator

• motor

• both