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M3.10 Magnetism Cat B

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The magnet's shown will
a)
not move
b)
attract
c)
repel
d)
all of the above
2.
The magnet's shown will
a)
not move
b)
attract
c)
repel
d)
all of the above
3.
What do the lines around this magnet represent?
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
Magnetic Declination
d)
Magnetic Field
4.
Why does a compass needle point north?
a)
The compass is a bar magnet
b)
Because north is up
c)
Because it's magic
d)
It lines up with the Earth's magnetic field
5.
The force of magnetism is stronger when magnets are ________________
a)
cold
b)
round
c)
closer together
d)
farther apart
6.
Which rule do we use to predict the direction a current carrying wire will move in a magnetic field?
a)
Fleming's Left Hand Rule
b)
Fleming's Right Hand Rule
c)
Faraday's Left Hand Rule
d)
Faraday's Right Hand Rule
7.
The current in the green wire flows from the left to the right. What direction does the wire move?
a)
Up 
b)
Down
c)
Into the page
d)
Out of the page
8.
Which of the following may be done to increase the force felt during the motor effect?
a)
Increase the current, length of wire in the field or the strength of the magnetic 
b)
Increase the voltage, length of wire in the field or the strength of the magnetic 
c)
Increase the current, increase the voltage or increase the strength of the magnetic field
d)
Increase the resistance in the wire or increase the magnetic field strength
9.

Which of the above diagrams shows the magnetic field lines around the north pole of a magnet?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Which of these is not a magnetic material?

a)

aluminium

b)

steel

c)

nickel

d)

iron

11.

Some magnets are easily magnetised when placed in a magnetic field, and then quickly lose their magnetism once the field is removed. These materials are used in electromagnets, and are called...

a)

soft magnetic materials

b)

hard magnetic materials

c)

temporary magnets

d)

partial magnets

12.

The diagram shows a coil of wire with a current flowing through it in the direction shown by the arrows. The coil is between 2 magnets as shown.


Using Fleming's Left hand Rule, which way will the coil move?

a)

upwards

b)

downwards

c)

rotate clockwise

d)

rotate anticlockwise

13.

Which of these appliances does not use the effect of force on a current in a magnetic field?

a)

loudspeaker

b)

motor

c)

lightbulb

d)

electric fan

14.

The force on a wire can be made stronger in several ways. Which one of these will not work?

a)

Increase the current

b)

Use stronger magnets

c)

Use a coil with many turns

d)

Make the wire thicker

15.

A magnet is dropped through a coil connected to a millivoltmeter as shown. The voltmeter needle moves to the right showing a positive reading.


Which of these will make the voltmeter reading smaller but still positive?

a)

Drop the south pole through first

b)

Add more turns to the coil

c)

Move the magnet slowly through the coil

d)

Use a stronger magnet

16.

A magnet is dropped through a coil connected to a millivoltmeter as shown. The voltmeter needle moves to the right showing a positive reading.


Which of these will make the voltmeter move to the left?

a)

Drop the south pole through first

b)

Add more turns to the coil

c)

Move the magnet slowly through the coil

d)

Use a stronger magnet

17.
What can demagnetize a magnet?
a)
A. high altitudes
b)
B. high temperatures
c)
C. low altitudes 
d)
D. low temperatures
18.

What happens if you cut a magnet in half?

a)

Nothing

b)

The magnets repel

c)

There will be two magnets

19.

What is the unit of magnetic flux density?

(a)  

20.

The force exerted by a magnetic field depends on 3 things. What is the 3rd?

1) Magnetic flux density 2) Current 3) ...

(a)