WorksheetsMagnetic Fields Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What creates a magnetic field around a straight current-carrying wire?
Stationary electric charges
Moving electric charges (current)
Gravitational pull
Thermal energy
Which of the following materials is ferromagnetic?
Copper
Aluminum
Iron
Plastic
When the north pole of one magnet is brought near the south pole of another magnet, they:
Repel each other
Attract each other
Have no interaction
Cancel each other’s magnetism
How can the strength of an electromagnet be increased?
Decreasing the current
Reducing the number of turns in the coil
Increasing the current through the coil
Using a wooden core
Who formulated the law for the force between two magnetic poles (Coulomb’s magnetic law)?
Michael Faraday
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
Hans Christian Ørsted
André-Marie Ampère
According to the right-hand rule, if your fingers curl in the direction of current in a solenoid, your thumb points toward:
The south pole
The north pole
The center of the coil
Perpendicular to the coil
Which statement about magnetic field lines is FALSE?
They never cross each other
They form closed loops
They emerge from the south pole and enter the north pole
They are closer together where the field is stronger
A compass needle aligns with Earth’s magnetic field due to:
Electrostatic force
Torque on a magnetic dipole
Gravitational force
Thermal expansion
According to Faraday’s law, a changing magnetic field through a coil induces:
A constant voltage
An electromotive force (EMF)
A permanent magnetic field
Only heat
Earth’s magnetic south pole is located near the geographic:
North Pole
South Pole
Equator
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