Motor

How many types of magnets are in this diagram?

• Two: an electromagnet and a permanent magnet

• Three: a lightbulb, a solenoid, and a permanent magnet

• One: a permanent magnet

• One: an electromagnet

How is energy output depicted in this diagram?

• by a galvanometer that is detecting electric current

• by the lightbulb which lights up when electric current runs through it

• by the solenoid when it spins from the motion of the handcrank

• by the handcrank which is creating mechanical energy

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Motor or Generator?

• Motor:

  Input: electrical

  Output: mechanical

• Generator

  Input: electrical

  Output: mechanical

• Motor:

  Input: mechanical

  Output: electrical

• Generator

  Input: mechanical

  Output: electrical

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Motor or Generator?

• Motor

  Input: mechanical

  Output: electrical

• Generator

  Input: mechanical

  Output: electrical

• Motor:

  Input: electrical

  Output: mechanical

• Generator

  Input: electrical

  Output: mechanical

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Motor or Generator?

• Motor

  Input: mechanical

  Output: electrical

• Generator

  Input: mechanical

  Output: electrical

• Motor

  Input: electrical

  Output: mechanical

• Generator

  Input: electrical

  Output: mechanical

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

NGSS.HS-PS3-5

Motor or Generator?

• Motor

  Input: electrical

  Output: mechanical

• Generator

  Input: electrical

  Output: mechanical

• Motor

  Input: mechanical

  Output: electrical

• Generator

  Input: mechanical

  Output: electrical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the transfer of energy in when you plug in a motor and it spins?

• chemical to mechanical

• electrical to mechanical

• mechanical to electrical

• physical to potential

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What is the primary function of a motor in a mechanical system?

• To convert electrical energy into mechanical energy

• To convert mechanical energy into electrical energy

• To store electrical energy

• To store mechanical energy

Which of the following components is essential for the operation of an electric motor?

• Capacitor

• Resistor

• Magnet

• Diode

In an electric motor, what role does the commutator play?

• It reverses the direction of current in the coil

• It increases the voltage

• It decreases the resistance

• It stores energy

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