| 1. | Thrust a magnet into a coil of wire and the coil | |
| becomes an electromagnet. | ||
| has a current in it. | ||
|
|
both of these. | |
| neither of these |
| 2. | When a magnet is thrust into a coil of wire, the coil tends to | |
| attract the magnet as it enters. | ||
|
|
repel the magnet as it enters. | |
| both of these. | ||
| neither of these |
| 3. | Electromagnetic induction occurs in a coil when there is a change in | |
| electric field intensity in the coil. | ||
|
|
magnetic field intensity in the coil. | |
| voltage in the coil. | ||
| the coil's polarity. | ||
| electromagnetic polarity |
| 4. | Voltage can be induced in a wire loop by | |
| moving the wire near a magnet. | ||
| moving a magnet near the wire. | ||
| changing the current in a nearby wire. | ||
|
|
all of these. | |
| none of these |
| 5. | As a motor armature turns faster and faster, net current in the motor windings | |
| increases. | ||
|
|
decreases. | |
| remains unchanged |
| 6. | The magnetic field strength inside a current-carrying coil will be greater if the coil encloses a | |
| vacuum. | ||
| wooden rod. | ||
| glass rod. | ||
|
|
rod of iron. | |
| none of these |
| 7. | If a magnet is pushed into a coil, voltage is induced across the coil. If the same magnet is pushed into a coil with twice the number of loops, | |
| one half as much voltage is induced. | ||
| the same voltage is induced. | ||
|
|
twice as much voltage is induced. | |
| four times as much voltage is induced. | ||
| none of these |
| 8. | An electric motor and electric generator are | |
|
|
very similar devices. | |
| entirely different devices |
| 9. | A device that transforms electrical energy to mechanical energy is a | |
| generator. | ||
|
|
motor. | |
| transformer. | ||
| magnet. | ||
| none of these |
| 10. | A device that transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy is a | |
|
|
generator. | |
| motor. | ||
| transformer. | ||
| magnet. | ||
| none of these |
| 11. | If the voltage produced by a generator alternates, it does so because | |
| unlike a battery, it produces alternating current. | ||
|
|
the changing magnetic field that produces it alternates. | |
| alterations in the mechanical energy input. | ||
| in effect it is an ac motor in reverse. | ||
| the current it produces alternates |
| 12. | A transformer actually transforms | |
|
|
voltage. | |
| magnetic field lines. | ||
| generators into motors. | ||
| non-safe forms of energy to safe forms of energy. | ||
| all of these |
| 13. | The primary of a transformer is the coil connected to | |
| the load. | ||
| the Internet. | ||
|
|
the power line. | |
| none of these |
| 14. | Transformers use ac so there will be the required | |
| transfer of energy from coil to coil. | ||
| voltage for transformation. | ||
|
|
change in magnetic field for operation. | |
| change in input current. | ||
| magnetic field intensities |
| 15. | Compared to the primary voltage, the secondary voltage may be | |
| larger. | ||
| smaller. | ||
| the same. | ||
| the same or smaller, but not larger. | ||
|
|
larger, smaller, or the same |
| 16. | Disconnect a small-voltage battery from a coil of many loops of wire and a large voltage is produced by | |
|
|
the large collapse in the magnetic field. | |
| latent energy in the battery. | ||
| the resistance of the battery to a change in polarity. | ||
| electrons already in the wire. | ||
| the electric field between the battery terminals |
| 17. | Electric power can be transmitted from one place to another without the need for connecting wires in between. This statement is | |
|
|
true. | |
| false |
| 18. | Rapid change of a magnetic field induces | |
| a magnetic field of greater magnitude. | ||
| a magnetic field of the same magnitude. | ||
|
|
an electric field |
| 19. | The metal detectors that people walk through at airports operate via | |
| Ohm's law. | ||
|
|
Faraday's law. | |
| Coulomb's law. | ||
| Newton's laws. | ||
| civil laws |
| 20. | A step-up transformer increases | |
| power. | ||
| energy. | ||
| both of these. | ||
|
|
neither of these |
| 21. | The principal advantage of ac power over dc power is that | |
|
|
less energy is dissipated during transmission. | |
| ac voltage oscillates while dc voltage does not. | ||
| ac voltage can be transformed via conventional transformers. | ||
| ac circuits multiply power more easily. | ||
| ac circuits are safer |
| 22. | Neon signs require about 12,000 volts to operate. If the circuit uses a 120-volt power source, the ratio of primary to secondary turns on the transformer should be | |
|
|
1:100. | |
| 100:1. | ||
| neither of these |
| 23. | Disregarding the effects of friction, a cyclist will coast farther when a lamp powered by a wheel generator is | |
| of low wattage. | ||
| of high wattage. | ||
|
|
burned out. | |
| none of these |