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Magnetic Fields Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What creates a magnetic field around a straight current-carrying wire?

a)

Stationary electric charges

b)

Moving electric charges (current)

c)

Gravitational pull

d)

Thermal energy

2.

Which of the following materials is ferromagnetic?

a)

Copper

b)

Aluminum

c)

Iron

d)

Plastic

3.

When the north pole of one magnet is brought near the south pole of another magnet, they:

a)

Repel each other

b)

Attract each other

c)

Have no interaction

d)

Cancel each other’s magnetism

4.

How can the strength of an electromagnet be increased?

a)

Decreasing the current

b)

Reducing the number of turns in the coil

c)

Increasing the current through the coil

d)

Using a wooden core

5.

Who formulated the law for the force between two magnetic poles (Coulomb’s magnetic law)?

a)

Michael Faraday

b)

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb

c)

Hans Christian Ørsted

d)

André-Marie Ampère

6.

According to the right-hand rule, if your fingers curl in the direction of current in a solenoid, your thumb points toward:

a)

The south pole

b)

The north pole

c)

The center of the coil

d)

Perpendicular to the coil

7.

Which statement about magnetic field lines is FALSE?

a)

They never cross each other

b)

They form closed loops

c)

They emerge from the south pole and enter the north pole

d)

They are closer together where the field is stronger

8.

A compass needle aligns with Earth’s magnetic field due to:

a)

Electrostatic force

b)

Torque on a magnetic dipole

c)

Gravitational force

d)

Thermal expansion

9.

According to Faraday’s law, a changing magnetic field through a coil induces:

a)

A constant voltage

b)

An electromotive force (EMF)

c)

A permanent magnetic field

d)

Only heat

10.

Earth’s magnetic south pole is located near the geographic:

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer