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GP2_QuizNo2_Magnetic Fields & Magnetic Force

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A magnet attracts ______________.

a)

all metals     

b)

iron, zinc, and tin

c)

iron, cobalt, and nickel

d)

paper, wood, cork

2.

The strength of a magnet is _____________.

a)

greatest in the middle

b)

greatest at the poles

c)

the same all over

d)

greatest at only one end

3.

A magnet can be made by _______________.

a)

heating an iron nail    

b)

rubbing an iron nail with a magnet

c)

placing an iron nail in the earth

d)

striking an iron nail

4.

When a bar magnet is broken in half, _____________.

a)

it loses its magnetism

b)

both halves are magnets

c)

one half has one pole and the other half has another pole

d)

one half has two south poles and the other half has two north poles

5.

Magnets lose their magnetism when they are ____________.

a)

heated

b)

cooled

c)

put in water

d)

broken into pieces

6.

All magnets are characterized with _____________.

a)

two south poles

b)

a shape like a bar

c)

permanent magnetism

d)

a magnetic field around them

7.

The total magnetic flux through a closed surface is _____________.

a)

always maximum

b)

dependent on the size of the closed surface

c)

infinite

d)

zero

8.

A compass points to _____________.

a)

magnetic north

b)

geographic east

c)

geographic north

d)

magnetic east

9.

The motion of a charged particle under the action of a magnetic field alone is always motion with ______________.

a)

constant force

b)

constant speed

c)

constant velocity

d)

constant acceleration

10.

The magnetic force on a current-carrying conductor depends on the following EXCEPT

a)

current flowing in the conductor

b)

length of the conductor

c)

mass of the conductor

d)

magnetic field

11.
There are several modern uses of magnets.  Magnets allow high speed trains to ______________________ above the track.  They go faster because without touching the tracks there is no friction to slow them down.
a)
collide
b)
levitate
c)
attract
d)
repair
12.

A straight wire of length 70 cm carries a current of

50 A and makes an angle of 60° with a uniform

magnetic field. If the force on the wire is 1.0 N what is

the magnitude of B?

a)

20mT

b)

22mT

c)

30mT

d)

33mT

13.

Two long, straight wires are fixed parallel to one

another a distance 𝑑 apart. The wires carry equal

constant currents 𝐼 in the same direction. The

attractive magnetic force per unit length between

them is 𝑓 = 𝐹/𝐿. What is the force per unit length

between the wires if their separation is 2𝑑 and each

carries current 2𝐼?

a)

𝑓/4

b)

3𝑓/2

c)

2𝑓

d)

𝑓/2

14.

Two long parallel wires have currents of 𝐼3 and 𝐼6

6

and are a distance 𝑑 apart. The force per unit length

exerted by one wire on the other is 𝐹/𝐿. The current

in each wire is doubled, and the distance between the

wires is reduced to 𝑑/2. The new force per unit length is

a)

𝐹/2𝐿

b)

8𝐹/𝐿

c)

2𝐹/𝐿

d)

4𝐹/𝐿

15.

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

16.

What is the symbol for magnetic field strength?

a)

T

b)

M

c)

B

d)

F

17.

What is the unit for magnetic field strength?

a)

T

b)

M

c)

B

d)

F

18.

The earth is called a "giant magnet". Why do you think this is true?

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