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Magnetic Effects of Electric Current

Science ยท Grade 9 ยท Week 37 ยท 25 questions

Electricity powers modern life โ€” from phones to cities. Understanding circuits, current, voltage, and resistance helps you grasp how electrical devices work.

What you'll practise

  • Draw and interpret simple circuit diagrams
  • Calculate current, voltage, and resistance
  • Distinguish between series and parallel circuits
  • Understand conductors and insulators
All 25 questions in this Magnetic Effects of Electric Current quiz

Grade 9 Science โ€” Magnetic Effects of Electric Current: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.

  1. A magnetic field is produced by:
  2. The direction of magnetic field around a current-carrying wire is given by:
  3. When current passes through a solenoid, it acts as:
  4. An electromagnet can be made stronger by:
  5. Fleming's left-hand rule relates:
  6. In Fleming's left-hand rule, the thumb points towards:
  7. An electric motor works on the principle of:
  8. In a DC motor, the split ring commutator functions to:
  9. The coil in an electric motor rotates because:
  10. Electromagnetic induction is the phenomenon of:
  11. According to Faraday's law, induced EMF is proportional to:
  12. Lenz's law states that the induced current:
  13. A transformer is based on the principle of:
  14. In a step-up transformer, the secondary coil has:
  15. A step-down transformer decreases:
  16. The transformer equation is Vโ‚š/Vโ‚› = Nโ‚š/Nโ‚›. If Nโ‚š = 100 and Nโ‚› = 500, and Vโ‚š = 220V, then Vโ‚› is:
  17. A solenoid behaves like a magnet with:
  18. When a magnet is pushed into a solenoid, the induced current:
  19. An alternating current produces a magnetic field that:
  20. The core material in an electromagnet should have:
  21. Eddy currents in a transformer core cause:
  22. In a generator, mechanical energy is converted to:
  23. The ideal transformer equation for power is:
  24. The magnetic field inside a long solenoid is:
  25. When the switch in a circuit with an electromagnet is suddenly opened, the magnetic field:
Question 1 of 250 correct so far

A magnetic field is produced by: