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St Ives High School

Physics

Module 6 Revision Mini-Test

General Instructions
Total marks – 38

 Working Time – 40 minutes for sections I

and II.  Section I – Multiple Choice: 6 marks
 Section III done separately
 Write using blue or black pen  Section II – Written Response: 22 marks
 Draw diagrams using a pencil
 Board-approved calculators may be used  Section III – Skills: 10 marks
 A data and formula sheet is provided.
 Marks are as indicated in brackets
Section I
Multiple Choice Questions 1–6

1 Which of the following features would you expect to see in a brushed DC motor but not in an
AC induction motor?

(A) Slip rings

(B) Squirrel cage rotor
(C) Split ring commutator
(D) Stator electromagnets

2 The following diagram shows a coil of wire between two magnets.

When a current passes through the coil in the direction shown, which is now free to move,
what will happen to the coil?
It will:
(A) not move
(B) move vertically
(C) start rotating clockwise (viewed from this side)
(D) start rotating anticlockwise (viewed from this side)
3 A simple hand-driven AC generator is made of a single coil turning within a uniform
magnetic field.

The coil is turned at a rate of 4 rotations per second.

How does the direction of the output current change as the generator is turned?
(A) The direction of the current flow does not change
(B) The direction of the current flow changes two times per second
(C) The direction of the current flow changes four times per second
(D) The direction of the current flow changes eight times per second

4 A copper disk, spinning freely, is positioned between the poles of a strong electromagnet as
shown in the diagram. Initially the electromagnet is not switched on.

What would happen if a current was supplied to the electromagnet?

(A) The disc would not be affected

(B) The disc would slow down rapidly
(C) The disc would speed up rapidly
(D) The disc would speed up slowly
5 A straight wire and a rectangular loop of wire lie in the same plane as shown. An increasing
current is applied to the straight wire up the page.
increasing current

What happens in the rectangular loop?

(A) Nothing because they are not connected.

(B) A decreasing, clockwise current flows in the loop.
(C) An increasing, clockwise current flows in the loop.
(D) An increasing, anticlockwise current flows in the loop.

6 The diagram below shows a simplified electrical power distribution network.

Transformers are placed at locations 1, 2 and 3. Which option correctly identifies the type of
transformer found at each location?
1. 2. 3.
(A) Step up Step up Step down

(B) Step up Step down Step down

(C) Step down Step up Step down

(D)
Step down Step down Step up
Section II
Written Response Questions - 22 marks
Answer each question in the space provided.

Question 7 (6 marks)

The diagram shows a very simple electric motor.

A

(a) Is this an AC or DC motor? Justify your answer.

2

(a) When the coil starts rotating after the current is initially applied, the reading on the
ammeter decreases. Explain why.
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Question continues on next page.

(b) In the space below, draw a sketch-graph to show how the torque ( ) would vary in
relation to angle ( ) between the plane of the coil and the field lines. Do this for two
complete rotations of the coil
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Question 8 (3 marks)

The diagram shows the curved pole pieces that are commonly associated with electrical devices.

(a) On the diagram above, sketch the magnetic field between the two pole pieces.
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(c) Describe, using an appropriate mathematical relationship, why a field like this is used
in a simple DC motor?
2
Question 9 (2 marks)

A coil consists of five turns of insulated copper wire. It is placed between the poles of two alnico
magnets as shown in the diagram. These magnets create a uniform magnetic field of 1.2 x 10-2 T.

30 cm

A current of 2.50 A is applied to the coil in the direction shown.

Calculate the maximum possible torque of the coil? 2

Question 10 (4 marks)

A simple transformer has a primary coil of 5 turns and a secondary coil of 10 turns as shown in the
diagram. An alternating input voltage of 6.0 volts was applied to the primary coil.
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(a) The total resistance of the secondary circuit is 0.60 Ω. Assuming the flux linkage is
ideal, what is the current in the secondary circuit?
2

(d) The transformer has an efficiency of 95%. What is the current in the primary coil?
2
Question 11 (3 marks)

Three conductors are arranged as shown in the diagram below. They carry currents in the directions
indicated by the arrows.

50.0 A 20.0 A 10.0 A

0.50 cm wire
0.25ZYXm
0.50
0.25 cm

What is the net force per unit length on wire Y, due to wire X and wire Z ? 3
Question 12 (4 marks)

A magnet was dropped through an air-core solenoid with its north pole facing down. The variation
in voltage over time was captured using a voltage sensor and is displayed on the graph.

SN

(a) At what time was the change in flux through the coil a maximum?
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(e) A magnet of the same dimensions, but half the strength, was dropped from the same
height with the south pole facing down. Sketch the expected variation in voltage for
this on the graph axes above.
2

(f) The absolute area between the line and the y-axis is the same for both peaks. What
does this area represent?
1
Section III
Homework Skills Question 13 (10 marks)

Students designed an experiment to measure the force applied to an iron mass by an electromagnet.
The diagram below shows the experimental set-up. The electromagnet was fixed above an iron
mass resting on a chemical balance, and a constant current was applied to the electromagnet.

The distance between the electromagnet and the iron mass was increased systematically and the
reading on the chemical balance was recorded.

The average reading for three separate trials was then converted to force units, as shown in the table
below.

Distance Balance reading (g) Average force

(mm) (x 10-1 N)
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Ave.

0.5 35.76 37.80 37.09 36.88 36.14

1.0 10.95 11.13 10.86 10.98 10.76

1.5 4.97 5.93 5.70 5.53 5.42

2.0 2.41 3.05 2.68 2.61 2.56

2.5 1.41 1.19 1.70 1.43 1.40

3.0 0.98 0.95 0.91 0.95 0.93

(a) Draw a labelled graph of average force vs distance.
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(b) Identify the independent and dependent variables in this experiment.

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(c) Identify one controlled variable.

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(d) Suggest a mathematical relationship between force and distance.

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(g) Describe how you could analyse the data to verify your hypothesis in (d).
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