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Magnetic Circuits Quiz

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the magnetic pressure that sets up or tends to set up magnetic flux in a magnetic circuit?

a)

Magnetic reluctance

b)

Magnetic resistance

c)

Magnetomotive force (MMF)

d)

Magnetic flux

2.

The ability of a material to conduct magnetic lines of force through it is called:

a)

Permeance

b)

Permeability

c)

Magnetic flux

d)

Retentivity

3.

The total number of magnetic lines of force in a magnetic circuit is referred to as:

a)

Magnetic flux

b)

Magnetic field

c)

Magnetic density

d)

Reluctance

4.

The region around a magnet where its pole exhibits a force of attraction or repulsion is called:

a)

Magnetic field

b)

Magnetic circuit

c)

Magnetic density

d)

Magnetic reluctance

5.

The force acting on a unit north pole (1 Wb) when placed at a point in the magnetic field is known as:

a)

Magnetic resistance

b)

Magnetic flux

c)

Magnetic field density

d)

Magnetic reluctance

6.

The ease with which magnetic flux can be set up in a material is called:

a)

Magnetic reluctance

b)

Permeance

c)

Retentivity

d)

Magnetic flux density

7.

The magnetic flux which does not follow the intended path in a magnetic circuit is called:

a)

Leakage flux

b)

Reluctance

c)

Eddy current

d)

Hysteresis

8.

The property of a material analogous to resistivity in an electric circuit is called:

a)

Reluctivity

b)

Permeability

c)

Magnetic flux

d)

Hysteresis

9.

The opposition offered to the magnetic flux by a magnetic circuit is called:

a)

Resistance

b)

Conductance

c)

Reluctance

d)

Permeance

10.

The flux per unit area at right angles to flux at the point is called:

a)

Magnetic flux

b)

Magnetic field

c)

Flux density

d)

Reluctance

11.

Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction states that an EMF is induced in a circuit when:

a)

A current flows through a conductor

b)

The magnetic flux linking the circuit changes

c)

The resistance of the circuit increases

d)

A magnet is placed near a coil but not moved

12.

Lenz's Law states that the direction of the induced current is such that it:

a)

Enhances the cause producing it

b)

Opposes the cause producing it

c)

Has no effect on the magnetic field

d)

Causes zero resistance in the circuit

13.

The SI unit of magnetic flux is:

a)

Tesla

b)

Weber

c)

Henry

d)

Farad

14.

The unit of magnetic field strength is:

a)

Weber/meter

b)

Ampere-turns per meter

c)

Tesla

d)

Henry

15.

The property of a material to retain its magnetism after the removal of the magnetizing force is called:

a)

Permeability

b)

Retentivity

c)

Reluctance

d)

Conductance

16.

The unit of inductance is:

a)

Tesla

b)

Henry

c)

Weber

d)

Ampere-turns

17.

What determines the direction of induced current in electromagnetic induction?

a)

Ohm's Law

b)

Kirchhoff's Law

c)

Lenz's Law

d)

Coulomb's Law

18.

The process of producing voltage by moving a conductor through a magnetic field is called:

a)

Magnetic reluctance

b)

Electromagnetic induction

c)

Permeance

d)

Magnetic flux

19.

The phenomenon in which an EMF is induced in a coil due to a changing current in a neighboring coil is called:

a)

Self-induction

b)

Mutual induction

c)

Magnetic reluctance

d)

Eddy currents

20.

Hysteresis loss in a magnetic material is due to:

a)

Resistance of the material

b)

Rapid reversal of magnetization

c)

Leakage flux

d)

Permeance of the material

21.

Eddy currents are undesirable in:

a)

Transformers

b)

Motors

c)

Generators

d)

All of the above

22.

Which law states that the induced EMF and current always oppose the cause producing them?

a)

Faraday's Law

b)

Newton's Law

c)

Lenz's Law

d)

Coulomb's Law

23.

The number of turns and core length of an inductor are doubled. What happens to self-inductance?

a)

Unaffected

b)

Halved

c)

Doubled

d)

Quadrupled

24.

The direction of induced EMF can be found by:

a)

Fleming's Left-Hand Rule

b)

Fleming's Right-Hand Rule

c)

Ampere's Law

d)

Biot-Savart Law

25.

If the frequency of an alternating current is doubled, what happens to the inductive reactance of an inductor?

a)

Unaffected

b)

Halved

c)

Doubled

d)

Quadrupled

26.

The phenomenon where a magnetic field is generated by a changing electric current is known as:

a)

Electromagnetic induction

b)

Magnetic permeability

c)

Magnetic flux

d)

Magnetic hysteresis

27.

The measure of how well a material can be magnetized is referred to as:

a)

Magnetic reluctance

b)

Permeability

c)

Magnetic susceptibility

d)

Magnetic flux density

28.

The ability of a material to retain its magnetism after the removal of the magnetizing force is called

a)

Permeability

b)

Retentivity

c)

Reluctance

d)

Conductance

29.

What happens to the self-inductance of a coil if both the number of turns and the core length are doubled?

a)

Remains unchanged

b)

Remains unchanged

c)

Doubles

d)

Quadruples

30.

The SI unit of magnetic permeability is:

a)

Henry per meter

b)

Weber per meter

c)

Tesla per meter

d)

Ampere per meter

31.

What is the magnetic pressure that sets up magnetic flux in a circuit?

a)

Magnetic resistance

b)

Magnetomotive force (MMF)

c)

Magnetic reluctance

d)

Magnetic flux

32.

Which of the following devices converts mechanical energy into electrical energy using electromagnetic induction?

a)

Transformer

b)

Motor

c)

Generator

d)

Inductor

33.

The phenomenon of inducing an EMF in a coil due to a changing magnetic field in a nearby coil is called

a)

Self-induction

b)

 Mutual induction

c)

Hysteresis

d)

Eddy currents

34.

The total number of magnetic field lines passing through a surface is called:

a)

Magnetic reluctance

b)

Magnetic field strength

c)

Magnetic flux

d)

 Permeability

35.

Magnetic reluctance is analogous to what in an electrical circuit?

a)

Resistance

b)

Capacitance

c)

Inductance

d)

Conductance

36.

What happens to the magnetic field strength if the current through a solenoid is doubled?

a)

Reduces by half

b)

Remains the same

c)

 Doubles

d)

Quadruples

37.

The property of a material that determines how easily it can be magnetized is called:

a)

Retentivity

b)

Permeability

c)

Reluctance

d)

Conductance

38.

Which material has high permeability?

a)

Copper

b)

Iron

c)

Aluminum

d)

Wood

39.

The opposition offered to the flow of magnetic flux in a magnetic circuit is called

a)

Resistance

b)

Conductance

c)

Reluctance

d)

Permeance

40.

The change in flux required to induce 1V in a coil in one second is:

a)

1 Weber

b)

1 Tesla

c)

1 Henry

d)

1 Farad

41.

Which law states that a changing magnetic field produces an electric field?

a)

Faraday’s Law

b)

Lenz’s Law

c)

Coulomb’s Law

d)

Gauss’s Law

42.

The force acting on a unit north pole placed at a point in a magnetic field is called:

a)

Magnetic resistance

b)

Magnetic flux

c)

Magnetic field density

d)

Magnetic reluctance

43.

What is leakage flux?

a)

The flux that follows the intended path

b)

The flux that does not follow the intended path

c)

The flux within a closed-loop

d)

The flux passing through a conductor

44.

What is the unit of magnetic flux density?

a)

Weber

b)

Henry

c)

Tesla

d)

Ampere

45.

What type of core material reduces eddy current losses in transformers?

a)

Solid iron

b)

Laminated iron

c)

Copper

d)

Aluminum

46.

The flux per unit area at right angles to flux at the point is called:

a)

Magnetic field strength

b)

Magnetic permeability

c)

Flux density

d)

Reluctance

47.

Hysteresis loss in a magnetic material occurs due to:

a)

Resistance in the material

b)

Reversal of magnetization

c)

Conductance

d)

Leakage flux