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Electro-magnets and motors

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Q1. a motor converts electrical current into:

a)

chemical energy

b)

electric energy

c)

mechanical life

d)

mechanical energy/force

2.

electric current can cause a magnetic field

a)

True

b)

False

3.

electric generators converts mechanical force/energy into

a)

mechanical energy

b)

magmatism

c)

electric energy

d)

chemical energy

4.

What can you use to make an electromagnet?

a)

Battery, nail and string

b)

Battery, pencil and wire

c)

Wire, battery and nail

d)

Peanut butter, lampshade, hand sanitizer

5.

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

a)

chemical to mechanical

b)

electrical to mechanical

c)

mechanical to electrical

d)

physical to potential

6.

How are electromagnets different from magnets?

a)

magnets can be turned on/off

b)

you can turn an electromagnet on/off

c)

magnets are more powerful

d)

magnets have a North and South pole

7.

If I were to try to connect the north pole of one magnet to the north pole of another magnet, the two poles would:

a)

repel

b)

attract

c)

neither

d)

flip

8.
Surrounding every magnet is a __________  __________.
a)
magnetic field
b)
electrical current
c)
another magnet
d)
an enemy
9.
What can you use to make an electromagnet?
a)
Battery, nail and string 
b)
Battery, pencil and wire
c)
Wire, battery and iron ore (nail)
d)
Peanut butter, lampshade, hand sanitizer
10.
What device is made of coils of wire with an electrical current passing through it in order to generate a magnetic field?  
a)
Electromagnet 
b)
Generator
c)
Electron Magnet 
d)
Motor
11.
What happens to the strength of an electromagnet as you add more coils around it?
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
d)
Stops completely
12.
How are electromagnets different from magnets?
a)
magnets can be turned on/off
b)
you can turn an electromagnet on/off
c)
magnets are more powerful
d)
magnets have a North and South pole
13.

Look at the picture what is letter A?

a)

Armature

b)

Commutator

c)

Permanent Magnet

d)

DC Source

e)

AC Source

14.

Look at the picture what is letter B?

a)

Armature

b)

Commutator

c)

Permanent Magnet

d)

DC Source

e)

AC Source

15.

Which part of the magnet is the strongest?

a)

the poles

b)

the center

c)

it is the same throughout the magnet

16.
Iron, cobalt, and nickel...
a)
will stick to magnets
b)
will not stick to magnets
17.
Brass, copper, and aluminum...
a)
are magnetic
b)
are not magnetic
18.
What happens to the poles of a magnetic coil if you flip the battery?
a)
not a thing
b)
the poles flip
c)
the battery goes dead
d)
the coil is no longer a magnet
19.

What direction is the force/motion in the following diagram?

a)

To the right

b)

Downwards

c)

To the left

d)

Upwards

20.

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

21.

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

22.

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.