wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

brushless motors

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You can tell that an electric motor is brushless because it has...

a)

1 wire attached to it.

b)

2 wires attached to it.

c)

3 wires attached to it.

d)

No wires attached to it.

2.

The image shown is of a...

a)

Internal combustion motor

b)

Turbine engine

c)

Brushed DC motor

d)

Brushless AC motor

3.

The motor seen in the images is an example of...

a)

A brushed DC motor.

b)

A brushless AC motor.

c)

A magnetic motor.

d)

A broken motor.

4.

A brushless motor is more efficient than a brushed motor because...

a)

There is less energy lost inside the motor due to friction and heat.

b)

There is less power used to spin the motor.

c)

There is less noise created in spinning the motor.

d)

This is an incorrect statement. Brushed motors are more efficient.

5.

The part of an electric motor that doesn't spin is called the...

a)

armature

b)

commutator

c)

stator

d)

bearings

6.

In an electric motor, a magnetic field is generated by...

a)

North and South magnets.

b)

Electrical current running in wires that are situated between North and South magnets.

c)

Electrical current running through wires.

d)

Magnets spinning around wires.

7.

In the image shown, the dark grey shapes are called:

a)

Brushes

b)

Armatures

c)

Commutators

d)

Windings

8.

In a brushed DC motor, the commutator rings...

a)

are joined together

b)

do not spin

c)

are connected to the spinning armature

d)

are insulated from the battery

9.

In the supplied image, the light grey objects are called...

a)

the armature

b)

the brushes

c)

the magnets

d)

the commutator rings

10.

How many wires connect to a brushless AC motor?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

11.

What is the electronic device that sits between the battery and the brushless motor?

a)

Electronic speed controller

b)

Electronic armature controller

c)

3-phase controller

d)

Receiver

12.

Why might a current-carrying wire be placed between a magnetic field?

a)

To increase the current from the interaction of magnetic fields

b)

To increase the voltage from the interaction of magnetic fields

c)

To produce a force from the interaction of magnetic fields

13.

What does the thumb indicate in flemings left hand rule?

a)

Force

b)

Motion

c)

Current

d)

Magnetic field direction

14.

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

a)

Perpendicular to the magnets

b)

Downwards

c)

Parallel and through the magnets

15.

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

16.

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

17.

Which rule can be used to work out which way a coil of wire rotates in a motor?

a)

Fleming's left-hand rule

b)

Fleming's right-hand rule

18.

How does a split ring commutator work?

a)

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