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Electromagnetism

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is true about electricity and magnetic fields?
a)
Electricity is needed to create any magnet.
b)
Electricity always creates a magnetic field.
c)
Electricity is stronger than a magnetic field.
d)
Electricity prevents magnetic fields from occurring.
2.
This is a picture of a simple electromagnet. How can the electromagnet be made stronger?
a)
Add more coils of wire to the nail.
b)
Use a smaller battery.
c)
Reverse the poles of the magnet.
d)
Remove all the coils and the nail.
3.
What kind of magnet can be turned on and off?
a)
refridgerator magnet
b)
electromagnet
c)
magnetite
d)
iron
4.
A compass needle responds to a magnetic field, because the compass needle is a
a)
A. generator.
b)
B. motor.   
c)
C. magnet.
d)
D. transformer.
5.

What happens when an electric current flows through a wire?

a)

The wire begins to spin.

b)

Nothing happens.

c)

A field of gravity is created around the wire.

d)

A magnetic field is created around the wire.

6.

How can a magnet be used to produce an electric current?

a)

Hold a magnet next to a piece of wire.

b)

Wrap wire around a magnet.

c)

Spin the magnet around inside a coil of wire.

7.

A _____________ transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy.

a)

generator

b)

electromagnet

c)

circuit

d)

magnetic field

8.
According to the Right Hand Rule, where is the magnetic field generated around a current-carrying wire?
a)
Perpendicular to the wire
b)
Parallel to the wire
9.
Faraday demonstrated that an electric current can be created by...
a)
Having a magnet near by
b)
Moving a magnet near a wire
c)
Hooking a wire up to a battery
d)
Running a generator
10.
A device that increases or decreases the voltage of alternating current
a)
A. magnet
b)
B. magnetic pole
c)
C. transformer
d)
D. magnetic force
11.

Which of the following represent the

output voltage of an a.c generator?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

What angle must there be between a magnetic field and a conductor in order for the maximum force to be exerted?

a)

180

b)

45

c)

90

d)

270

13.

A 20 cm section of wire with a current of 8 A is at 90 degrees to a 0.1 T magnetic field. What direction is the force and calculate the size of it? F = BIlF\ =\ BIl  

a)

up, 0.1 x 8 A x 20 cm = 16 N

b)

down, 0.1 x 8 A x 20 cm = 16 N

c)

down, 0.1 x 8 A x 0.20 m = 0.16 N

d)

up, 0.1 x 8 A x 0.20 m = 0.16 N

14.

Name the effect that causes a coil of current-carrying wire in an electric motor to move.

a)

The electromagnetism effect

b)

The magnetic effect

c)

The motor effect

15.

Give two ways you can reverse the direction of a basic dc motor?

a)

Reverse the current

b)

Keep the current the same

c)

Reverse the magnetic field

d)

Keep the magnetic field the same

16.

How does a split ring commutator work?

a)

Swaps the contact every full turn, so that the left-hand and right-hand arms of the coil always experience a force in the same direction.

b)

Swaps the contact every half turn, so that the left-hand and right-hand arms of the coil do not experience a force in the same direction.

c)

Swaps the contact every half turn, so that the left-hand and right-hand arms of the coil always experience a force in the same direction.

17.

In the diagram above, a NEGATIVELY charged particle (so use your LEFT hand!) moving with a velocity v enters a region where there is a uniform magnetic field B. What is the resulting FORCE and path of the negatively charged particle as it moves through this region?

a)

Deflected toward the top of the page

b)

Deflected out of the page

c)

Deflected toward the bottom of the page

d)

Deflected into the page

18.

Using the RHR, your thumb points in the direction of the

a)

magnetic force (F)

b)

magnetic field (B)

c)

current or point charge velocity (I)

d)

gravity (G)

19.

What device turns electrical energy into mechanical energy (motion)?

a)

a solenoid

b)

a motor

c)

an electromagnet

d)

an electric generator

20.
What is the direction of the induced magnetic field?
a)
Left
b)
Right
c)
Up
d)
Down
21.
What is the direction of the induced magnetic field?
a)
Left
b)
Right
c)
Up
d)
Down
22.
In what direction is the magnet moving?
a)
Left
b)
Right
c)
Up
d)
Down
23.
In what direction is the magnet moving?
a)
Left
b)
Right
c)
Up
d)
Down
24.

1) A wire carries a current, creating a magnetic field around itself as shown. The current in the wire is:

a)

A. Directed to the right

b)

A. Directed to the left

c)

A. Equal to the magnetic field

d)

In the same direction as the magnetic field

25.

1) The magnetic field inside the coil shown below is directed:

a)

Into the page

b)

Out the Page

c)

To the left

d)

Towards the bottom of the page