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Chapter 4: Magnetic field

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Magnetic field lines always cross.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Magnetic poles that are unlike ________and magnetic poles that are alike ___________.
a)
run; stay
b)
attract; repel
c)
stay; repel
d)
repel; attract
3.

The SI unit of magnetic field is

a)

Weber, Wb

b)

Gauss, G

c)

Tesla, T

d)

Farad, F

4.
The strongest part of a magnet is...
a)
the bars.
b)
the force field.
c)
the poles. 
d)
the middle.
5.
Are the magnetic field lines in the picture correct?
a)
Yes, because they point from north to south.
b)
No, because they point from north to south (they're supposed to go the other way).
c)
Yes, because the North pole is on the left in all pictures.
d)
No, because the North pole is on the left in all pictures (it's supposed to be on the right).
6.

Why does a compass needle point north?

a)

Because it is being attracted to the Magnetic South Pole

b)

Because north is up

c)

Because it is being attracted to the Magnetic North Pole

d)

Because north is down

7.
What does the following represent?
⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙
⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙
⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙
a)
A crowd with binoculars
b)
A bunch of coaxial cables 
c)
Uniform magnetic field directed into the screen away from you
d)
Uniform magnetic field directed out of your screen at you
8.

A wire connected to a circuit and coiled into many spiral loops is known as a _____________.

a)

Induced magnet

b)

solenoid

c)

magnetic moment

d)

forced electric field

9.

A solenoid with 500 turns, 0.10 m long, carrying a current of 4.0 A and with a radius of 10-2 m will have what strength magnetic field at its center?

a)

31 x 10 – 4 T

b)

62 x 10 – 4 T

c)

125 x 10 – 4 T

d)

250 x 10 – 4 T

10.

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

a)

Directed to the right

b)

Directed to the left

c)

Equal to the magnetic field

d)

In the same direction as the magnetic field

11.

What does the direction of the pointing fingers mean in this picture?

a)

the direction of the voltage

b)

the rotation of the wire

c)

the direction of the magnetic field

d)

the direction of the current

12.

A beam of electrons travels at 6.0×106 m/s through a uniform magnetic field of 6.5×10−1 T at right angles to the field. How strong is the force acting on each electron?

a)

= 6.25×10−13 N

b)

= 2.65×10−13 N

c)

= −6.25×10−10 N

d)

= 2.655×10−10 M

13.

A 75 cm of straight wire carrying a 9.0 A current is in a uniform magnetic field oriented at right angles to the wire. The force acting on it is 1.2 N. What is the strength of the magnetic field (B)? HINT: F=I.L.B

a)

= 0.18 N

b)

= 0.18 T

c)

= 0.18 Cm

d)

= 0.18

14.

Magnetic force on a conductor carrying a current = 1.32 N, current = 4 A, length = 3.88 m, magnetic flux density = ?

a)

0.0851 T

b)

1.17 T

c)

0.317 T

d)

0.106 T

15.

A wire has a current travelling through towards the left. If it is in a magnetic field directed downward, what direction will the wire experience a force?

a)

Up

b)

down

c)

out of page

d)

into page