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SP025 Magnetism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do the lines around this magnet represent?
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
Magnetic Declination
d)
Magnetic Field
2.
Which way will the magnets move after they are released?
a)
Towards each other
b)
Away from each other
c)
Not enough information
3.

The figure shows the structure of a motor. Which of the following will not affect the speed of rotation of the motor?

a)

The current in the coil

b)

Strength of the magnetic field

c)

The number of turns of wire in the coil

d)

The direction of the current in the coil

4.

What does the following represent?

⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗

⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗

⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗

a)

Multiplied by a billion

b)

A piece of modern art

c)

Uniform magnetic field directed into the page

d)

Uniform magnetic field directed out of the page

5.

Name one factor that does not affect the size of a force in on a current-carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field?

a)

Gravity

b)

Magnetic flux density/size of magnetic field

c)

Size of the current

d)

Length of the conductor

6.

A current carrying wire lies between the poles of

two magnets, as shown. What is the direction of the force on the wire?

a)

Into the page

b)

Out of the page

c)

Towards the N-pole

d)

To the right

7.

1) A straight wire carries a current inside the paper. What is the direction of the magnetic field at point P?

a)

Points to the right

b)

Points to the left

c)

Points to the top of the page

d)

Points to the bottom of the page

8.

An electric current 𝐼 passes through a wire with a semicircular section of radius 𝑎 as shown below. What is the direction of the magnetic field at the point P?

a)

Out of the page

b)

Into the page

c)

upward

d)

downward

9.

Two long, parallel wires each carry the same current 𝐼 in the same direction. What is the total magnetic field at the point 𝑃 midway between the wires?

a)

Zero

b)

Directed into the page

c)

Directed out of the page

d)

Directed to the left

10.

In what direction is the electric current flowing according to right hand rule 2?

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Left

d)

Right

11.

In the diagram above, a wire carrying an electron current into the page, as denoted by X, is placed in a magnetic field. The magnetic field exerts a force on the wire toward point

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

Describe the direction the charge gets deflected at in the diagram above

a)

out of the page

b)

into the page

c)

left

d)

right

13.

Describe the direction the charge gets deflected at in the diagram above

a)

out of the page

b)

into the page

c)

left

d)

right

14.

Describe the direction the charge gets deflected at in the diagram above

a)

up

b)

down

c)

into the page

d)

no deflection

15.

What happens if you hold the south pole of one magnet close to the north pole of another magnet?

a)

They will attract each other

b)

They will repel each other

c)

They will grow very hot

d)

Nothing will happen

16.
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.
17.
Magnetic force between two magnets gets weaker the more ________________ between them.
a)
distance
b)
attraction
c)
metal
d)
lightsabers
18.

How can a wire become magnetic?

a)

point it north

b)

add a resistor

c)

heat it up

d)

run a current through it

19.

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

20.

Two parallel wires of length 2 m are separated by 40 cm. If the magnetic force between the two wires is 2 ×10^-6 N and the current in the second wire is twice the current in the first one.

1) Which of the following is true concerning the force between the two wires:

a)

The magnetic force is a repulsion between wires

b)

The magnetic force is an attraction between the wires