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Simple Electric Motor and Electric Generator

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following principles explains how an electric motor works?

a)

Magnetic force

b)

Magnetism

c)

Electrolysis

d)

Electromagnetism

2.

Which is NOT a distinguishing feature of an electric generator?

a)

An electric generator converts mechanical energy into electrical.

b)

An electric generator converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.

c)

It generates electricity

d)

It is based on the principle of electromagnetic induction.

3.

What do we call a device that converts electricity into mechanical movement?

a)

electric charge

b)

electric motor

c)

electric current

d)

electric plasma

4.

What do you call a device that converts mechanical movement into electricity?

a)

electric field

b)

electric motor

c)

electric generator

d)

electric plasma

5.

What two forces are required for generators and electric motors to work?

a)

magnetic and thermal

b)

magnetic and radiant

c)

electric and thermal

d)

electric and magnetic

6.

What would happen to the coiled wire in an electric motor model if there are repulsion and attraction of the magnetic poles?

a)

The coil fluctuates and converts electrical energy into chemical energy.

b)

The coil stops and changes mechanical energy into electrical energy.

c)

The coil rotates and changes electrical energy into mechanical energy.

d)

The coil remains unstable.

7.

What do you call a device that produces an electric current when a coil of wire is wrapped around an iron core and rotated near a magnet?

a)

magnet

b)

car

c)

generator

d)

motor

8.

He was credited for his discovery of electromagnetic induction.

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Nikola Tesla

d)

Michael Faraday

9.

What are the three basic parts of an electric motor?

a)

commutator, stator, and rotor

b)

armature, brushes, and battery

c)

commutator, armature, and brushes

d)

battery, armature, and DC power supply

10.

Which of the following is the CORRECT description of the operation of an electric motor?

a)

The electric motor uses electricity.

b)

The operation is based on the principle of electromagnetism.

c)

The motor converts electric energy into mechanical energy.

d)

All of the above.