Exercise 3.

5 Magnetism

Section A
1. Electromagnetic induction is the production of __________.

A. charge.
B. a magnetic field in a coil carrying current.
C. an electromotive force across a conductor moving relative to a
magnetic field.
D. a magnetic field round a current carrying wire in a magnetic field.

2. The two coils below are identical. A magnet is drawn out of coil 1 at
20m/s, and pushed into coil 2 at 10m/s. What can be said about the
size and direction of the induced current in coil 1 compared with that in
coil 2?

Magnitude Direction
A. Greater Same
B. Same Opposite
C. Greater Same
D. Greater Opposite

3. A student noticed that when a magnet was moved towards a coil, the
pointer on the galvanometer swung to one side, but when the magnet
was moved away from the coil, the pointer swung to the other side.

Which law explains this behaviour?

A. Faraday's law
B. Lenz's law
C. Charles law
D. Motor rule

4. Lenz law is in accordance with law of conservation of

A. energy
B. mass
C. charge
D. momentum

5. A device that will convert electrical energy into mechanical energy is

__________.
A. an ac generator
B. a dc generator
C. a cell
D. a motor

6. If current varies periodically from zero to a maximum, back to zero and

then repeats, the signal is__________.

A. direct
B. zero
C. dangerous
D. alternating

7. Power companies supply AC, not DC because__________.

A. AC can be transmitted over long distance with very low power loss.
B. DC is more dangerous than AC.
C. There is no longer a need for DC.
D. There are no enough batteries to produce DC.

8. The following graph is a representation of __________.

 A. Current
B. Voltage
C. Alternating current
D. Direct current

9. What type of a current signal is this?

A. A.c current
B. D.c current
C. Half current
D. none of the above

10. Which statement is correct about an a.c electric motor?

A. Has slip rings and converts electrical energy to mechanical

energy.
B. Has split rings and converts mechanical energy to electrical
energy.
C. Has slip rings and converts mechanical energy to electrical
energy.
D. Has split rings and converts electrical energy to mechanical
energy.

11. The diagram below shows a simple generator.

What is X
A. Commutator
B. Slip ring
C. Carbon brush
D. Magnetic field

12. The setup above is connected as a model of __________.

A. an ac generator
B. a dc generator
C. a dc motor
D. an ac motorIn the setu

[13.] What is the direction of movement of the coil in a motorAn a.c motor
uses__________ to get current for its windings?
[A.] Anti-clockwisea commutator
[B.] Backwardsa slip ring
[C.] Clockwisea split ring
[D.] Forwarda magnet

[14.] A d.c generator that uses slip rings produces__________.

produces…..
A. alternating current
B. direct current
C. circulating current
D. electromagnetic wave
13.[15.] What name is given to the current that always change its
direction?
A. Warm current
B. Direct current
C. Dry current
D. Alternating current

14.[16.] How is alternating current changed to direct current?

A. Replacing slip rings with brushes
B. Replacing brushes with slip rings
C. Replacing slip rings with split rings
D. Replacing brushes with split rings

15.[17.] In a thermal power station the sequence of energy changes

is__________
A. Chemical energy, electrical energy, heat energy and kinetic energy
B. Chemical energy, kinetic energy, heat energy and electrical energy
C. Electrical energy, heat energy, kinetic energy and chemical energy
D. Chemical energy, heat energy, kinetic energy and electrical energy

16.[18.] An electric generator changes

A. Chemical energy to electrical energy
B. Electrical energy to chemical energy
C. Mechanical energy to electrical energy
D. Electrical energy to mechanical energy

17.[19.] An electric motor opposes the generator by changing

A. Electrical energy to kinetic energy
B. Kinetic energy to electrical energy
C. Chemical to kinetic
D. Kinetic to chemical

18.[20.] In the right hand grip rule, the thumb represents __________.
A. The direction of the magnetic field
B. The direction of the current
C. The direction of the iron filings
[D.] The sum of the circular magnetic fieldss
 19.[21.] A long coil made of loops of conducting wire that has a magnetic
field similar to that of a bar magnet is known as __________.
A. an armature
B. a solenoid
C. a coil
D. a motor

Use the following diagram to answer questions 21-23

20. What will be observed on the current carrying rod about the cross
rod when the current is switched on?
A. Nothing
B. It will move
C. It will be stationery
D. It will become hot

21.[22.] What would happen if the current is reversed?

A. Nothing
B. The rod would move again
[C.] The rod moves in the opposite direction to the first occasiona
direction that is opposite to that on the first instance.
C.[D.] The rod will become hot

22.[23.] What is the phenomenon being demonstrated in the diagram?

A. The motor effect
B. The turning effect of electromagnetic force
 C. Electromagnetic induction
D. All of the above

Section B
[1.] 1. Complete the following paragraph using the words in the list
named Words below, you can use a word more than once:
Words = [field, force, motion, voltage, current, field, current,
Fleming]
When a current carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic (i) __________,
there is a (ii) _________ on the conductor. The direction of thise (iii)
__________ is given by (iv) __________ 's_’s left hand rule, where the first
finger is thepoints in the direction of the (v) __________, the second finger
is thepoints in the direction of the (vi) __________ and the thumb is forwill
point in the direction of the (vii) __________on the current carrying
conductor. The force on a conductor in a magnet field can be increased by
increasing the magnitude of the (viii) __________ flowing in through the
conductor or increasing the length of the wire. [8]

(i) field
(ii) force
(iii) forcecurrent
(iv) Fleming
(v) field
(vi) current
(vii) motionforce
(viii) voltagecurrent

2. The diagram below shows an AC generator. Label parts A – D. [4]

A ___________– Slip rings
B ___________– Axle
C __________– Carbon brushes
D __________– Coil

3. The diagram shows a simple generator.

B
A

a) Label parts A and B. [2]

[A.] _________ Brush B- __________Split rings

[b)] What typeWrite down an acronym of the type of current that is

generated by the setup above. (give acronym)? [1]_________ D.C

[c)] Give one word name given to the wire that carries the current in an
electric motor. [1] Solenoidcontraption that changes ac current to dc
current in a d.c generator.__________ commutator

[d)] What is the name of hundreds or thousands of turns of conducting

wire wound on a soft iron coreIncreasing the number of coils in a
motor results in increased rotational_________. speed? [1] Armature

[e)] What is the name (one word) given to the process that produces
current in a coil when a magnet is moved towards or away from the
coil? ____________[1] Induction

Section C

1. The following questions are on motors.

 a) State the energy conversion in an electric motor. [2]
Electrical energy- kinetic energy

[b)] Suggest two situationsName two appliances which employ the

principle of the electric motor. in which electric motors are used?
[2]
Used in pumps, drills, food mixers and elevators.

b)[c)] State two ways by which speed of a revolution of a motor can be

increased. [2]
Increasing the number of turns on the coil and using a stronger
magnet.

2. The following questions are on generators.

a) Describe how a simple a.c generator works.
[4]
Coil rotates, in the magnetic field, cut magnetic lines of force, , at
right angles. Current is induced in the coil. Induced current reverses
direction, an alternating current is produced.

b)How can one increase the current produced by a generator? [3]

By increasing the speeds between coils at which the coil is turning,

by using stronger magnets, by increasing the number of turns of
the windingsin a solenoid.

3. Draw and label a diagram of a d.c motor. Explain how the commutator
allows the motor to turn continuously. Give an example of a d.c motor.
[6]

Answer
 The commutator changes the direction of the current depending
on the position of the coil in the magnetic field. This results in
the smooth turning of the motor. An example of a d.c motor is a
car’s stator.

4. a) State the difference between a.c and d.c. [1]

D.C flows in one direction and A.C changes direction every half cycle.

b) Draw graphs to show d.c and a.c output against time. [4]

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