Delmar's Unit 13

Question 1

What is created when a current flows through a conductor?

Answer 1

a magnetic field

Question 2

What happens when a conductor is cut by a magnetic field?

Answer 2

a voltage is induced in the conductor

Question 3

How is the polarity of the induced voltage determined?

Answer 3

by the polarity of the magnetic field in relation to the direction motion.

Question 4

What are the factors that determine the amount of induced voltage?

Answer 4

the number of turns of wire.
the strength of the magnetic field.
the speed of the cutting action.