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Right Hand Rules

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the direction of the current in the wire?
a)
up
b)
down
c)
left
d)
right
2.
What is the direction of the current in this wire and what is the direction of the field above the wire?
a)
left, out of the page
b)
left, into the page
c)
right, out of the page
d)
right, into the page
3.
What is the direction of the electron flow?
a)
up the page
b)
down the page
c)
left 
d)
right
4.
What side of the wire is positive?
a)
left
b)
right
5.
What is direction of the magnetic field around the wire?
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
6.
What is the direction of the force?
a)
into the page
b)
out of the page
c)
left
d)
right
7.
What is the subsequent path of the electron in the magnetic field?
a)
spiral
b)
straight
c)
circular
8.

What is the direction of the force?

a)

into the page

b)

out of the page

c)

up the page

d)

No force on charge

9.
What is the direction of the force acting on the wire?
a)
into the page
b)
out of the page
c)
up the page
d)
none
10.
What is the direction of the current in the wire?
a)
left 
b)
right
c)
up the page
d)
none
11.
What component of the velocity is important to figure out the direction of the force acting on the charge and what direction is the force?
a)
x component, into of page
b)
x component, out of page
c)
y component, into page
d)
y component, out of page
12.
What pole is on the right side of the horseshoe magnet? 
a)
north
b)
south
13.
If the current is going up on the front side of the coil then what side of the electromagnet is north?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
Left
d)
Right
14.

Using the right hand grip rule, A represents the direction of the

a)

current

b)

magnetic field

15.

Using the right hand rule, B represents the direction of the

a)

current

b)

magnetic field

16.

Using the 1st right hand rule, if the current is flowing out of the screen then the magnetic fields will flow from...

a)

A to D to C to B and around

b)

A to B to C to D and around

c)

A to C to D to B and around

d)

A to C to B to D and around

17.

Using the 1st right hand rule, if the current is flowing into the screen then the magnetic fields will flow from...

a)

A to D to C to B and around

b)

A to B to C to D and around

c)

A to C to D to B and around

d)

A to C to B to D and around

18.

When a permanent magnet is cut half what will be the result?

a)

Two single pole magnets, one with a north pole and one with a south pole.

b)

Two dipole magnets, each with a north and south pole

c)

The piece of metal will lose it magnetism

d)

Two single pole magnets, each of the magnets only having north poles

e)

It depends where you are on the earth when you cut the magnet