Electromagnetism Flashcards

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How would you plot magnetic field lines using a plotting compass?

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You’d move the compass gradually around the edges of the bar magnet and makes marks in the places where the arrow of the compass points, then plot all the points together

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Give four examples of magnetic materials.

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Iron
Steel
Nickel
Cobalt

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What rule is used to know which way the magnetic field travels around a current carrying wire?

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Right hand thumb rule

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Which way does a magnetic field travel in a bar magnet?

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North to south

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What is a permanent magnet?

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A magnet that produces its own magnetic field

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What is an induced magnet?

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A magnetic material that becomes a magnet when put into a magnetic field

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What two things make the magnetic field around a current carrying wire stronger?

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A shorter distance from the wire

A higher current carried

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What is an electromagnet?

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A magnet whose magnetic field can be switched on or off using an electric current

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What is a solenoid?

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A coil of wire

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Why does having more coils in an electromagnet make it stronger?

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The field lines around each loop line up with each other so there will be lots of them, all close together

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Give one example of a use of an electromagnet.

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Cranes

Switches in circuits

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What is the motor effect?

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The act of movement being created by a current carrying wire being placed in between two magnets

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True or false?

For the motor effect, the wire should be at 90 degrees to a magnetic field to experience full force

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True

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What will happen in the motor effect if the wire runs parallel to the magnetic field?

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There will be no force/movement at all

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What is magnetic flux density?

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The amount of field lines that there are in a region

i.e. The strength of the magnet

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How do you find the direction of the force which has the motor effect?

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Fleming’s left hand rule

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How does Fleming’s left hand rule work?

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  1. Point your first finger in the direction of the field
  2. Point your second finger in the direction of the current
  3. Your thumb will then point in the direction of the force
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How do electric motors use the motor effect?

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The current carrying wire between the two magnets cause a force to be exerted, and (use Fleming’s left hand rule) one will be up and one will be down meaning the movement created is a rotation

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How does a motor continue to spin using the motor effect rather than swap back and forth?

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It has a split ring commutator to swap the direction of the current every half turn and therefore swap the direction of the forces.

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Define the term generator effect.

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The induction of a potential difference (and current if there’s a complete circuit) in a wire which is experiencing a change in magnetic field

21
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True or false?

The force between a permanent magnet and an induced magnet is always attractive

22
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Give some ways on how you might increase the strength of a solenoid.

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More coils
Increase the tightness of the coils
Add an iron core
Increase the current

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True or false?

In the motor effect, the strength of the force increases with the strength of the magnetic field and the amount of current passing through the conductor.

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True or false?

The force between a permanent magnet and an induced magnet is always attractive.

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What is the magnetic field like inside a solenoid?
Strong and uniform | It has the same strength and direction at every point in that region
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True or false? In the motor effect, the magnitude (strength) of the force decreases with both the strength of the magnetic field and the amount of current passing through the conductor.
False | It increases
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What kinds of 'change in magnetic field' would be experienced in the generator effect?
A magnet is moved into a coil of wire The wire is moved A magnet is rotated The wire is rotated
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Why is a potential difference induced in the generator effect?
Because the wire experiences a force which transfers energy
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How can a potential difference induce an alternating current?
A continuous movement backwards and forwards of the magnet or coil cause the potential difference to keep changing direction so induces the alternating current
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True or false? In the generator effect, an induced current always opposes the change that made it.
True
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Give two ways to increase the size of an induced potential difference?
Increase the speed of the movement | Increase the strength of the magnetic field
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What is the difference between an alternator and a dynamo?
Alternators generate alternating current | Dynamos generate direct current
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What would use an oscilloscope for relating to the generator effect?
To see the generated potential difference
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What would an oscilloscope trace for an alternating potential difference?
A sinusoidal curve
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Would an oscilloscope trace for a direct potential difference?
Repetitive 'hills' (curved lines) | Never crosses 0
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Do loudspeakers use the generator effect or the motor effect?
Motor effect
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Describe how a loudspeaker works.
- An alternating current is sent through a coil of wire attached to the base of a paper cone - The coil surrounds one pole of a permanent magnet while it's surrounded by the other pole meaning the current causes a force on the coil (so the cone moves) - When the current alternates, the movement occurs in the opposite direction because the force does too - This causes the cone to vibrate and therefore the air to vibrate and create variations in pressure which create a soundwave
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How could you alter a sound wave produced by a loudspeaker?
Change the frequency of the alternating current as this will also change the frequency of the sound wave
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Do microphones use the generator effect or the motor effect?
Generator effect
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Describe how a microphone works.
- Sound waves hit a flexible diaphragm that is attached to a coil of wire, wrapped around a magnet - The sound wave causes the coil of wire to move into the magnetic field and so generates a current
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True or false? In microphones, the movement of the coil depends on the properties of the sound wave.
True
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Do transformers use the generator effect or the motor effect?
Generator effect
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True or false? Transformers only work with a direct current.
False | They only work with an alternating current
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What do transformers do?
Change the size of the potential difference of an alternating current
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What happens in a transformer if an alternating current is applied across the primary coil?
The iron core magnetises and demagnetises quickly and the changing magnetic field therefore induces an alternating potential difference in the secondary coil If the secondary coil is part of a complete circuit, a current is induced too
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What's the difference between step-up transformers and step-down transformers?
Step-up transformers increase the potential difference - they have more turns on the secondary coil Step-down transformers decrease the potential difference - they have more turns on the primary coil
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Why is energy carried at a high potential difference through the national grid?
So the current is low, which reduces energy wasted to surroundings