Induction and Transformers

1. What does 'induction' mean?

  • A. The production of a force on a conductor due to a magnetic field.
  • B. The production of a force on a conductor due to friction.
  • C. The production of a voltage in a conductor due to a magnetic field.
  • D. The production of a voltage in a conductor due to friction.

2. The image shows an aluminium rod placed between 2 magnets.

aluminium rod between magnets

 

How can a voltage be induced in this rod between the ends labelled A and B?

  • A. Replace the north pole with another south pole.
  • B. Change the aluminium rod for a copper rod.
  • C. Move the rod upwards or downwards.
  • D. Heat the rod.

 

3&4. A magnet is dropped through a coil connected to a millivoltmeter as shown. The voltmeter needle moves to the right showing a positive reading.

magnet dropped through coil

 

3. Which of these will make the voltmeter reading smaller but still positive?

  • A). Drop the south pole through first.
  • B). Add more turns to the coil.
  • C). Move the magnet slowly through the coil.
  • D). Use a stronger magnet.

4. Which of these will make the voltmeter move to the left?

  • A). Drop the south pole through first.
  • B). Add more turns to the coil.
  • C). Move the magnet slowly through the coil.
  • D). Use a stronger magnet.

5. The diagram shows an a.c. generator - a coil is rotated between two magnets to produce a voltage to heat a resistor, labelled the load in the diagram.

a.c. generator

 

Which of these sentences here best describes the changes that take place if the coil is rotated faster?

  • A. The alternating voltage across the resistor and the frequency both remain constant.
  • B. The alternating voltage across the resistor remains constant, but the frequency of the a.c. increases.
  • C. The alternating voltage across the resistor increases and the frequency also increases.
  • D. The alternating voltage across the resistor increases but the frequency stays the same.
6. A device that uses sound waves to move a coil can induce a small voltage signal in an external circuit that represents the sound. It is converting the energy in sound waves into electrcial energy.  

What is the name given to this device?

  • A. A loudspeaker.
  • B. A dynamo.
  • C. A generator.
  • D. A microphone.

7-9. A transformer is used to increase or decrease the voltage for an appliance.

What are the missing values in the table below?

Transformer formula:

transformer diagram
  Input Voltage (V) Number of turns on primary number of turns on secondary output voltage (V)
7. 20 100 500
8. 12 1600 240
9. 12 400 60
 

10. The national grid uses step up transformers to produce very high voltages in long cables that link towns and cities. Why is this?

  • A. People are less likely to steal the electrcial energy because it is dangerously high voltage.
  • B. The transformers step up the power delivered by the same ratio as the step up in voltage.
  • C. Houses and offices need this very high voltage to operate.
  • D. Less current is needed, and therefore there is less power loss in the cables.
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Question 1:

The correct answer is:

C. The production of a voltage in a conductor due to a magnetic field.

This refers to electromagnetic induction — the process where a changing magnetic field induces a voltage (and possibly a current) in a conductor.


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Question 2:

The correct answer is:

C. Move the rod upwards or downwards.

For electromagnetic induction, the conductor must cut magnetic field lines — i.e., move perpendicular to the field.
Here, the field is between the north and south poles (likely horizontal between them). Moving the rod upwards or downwards (perpendicular to the field) will induce a voltage between A and B.

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Question 3:

Step 1 – Understand current setup


Step 2 – Effect of changes on magnitude and sign


Correct answer: C. Move the magnet slowly through the coil.


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Question 4:

The induced voltage reverses direction if the direction of change of magnetic flux reverses.

The easiest way to reverse the polarity is to drop the opposite pole through first, because that changes the direction of the field change relative to the coil.

Correct answer: A. Drop the south pole through first.


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Question 5:

When you rotate the coil faster in an AC generator, two things happen:

  1. The voltage increases — because the coil cuts through the magnetic field lines more quickly. The faster it moves, the more “magnetic action” happens each second, so the electricity produced gets stronger.

  2. The frequency increases — frequency means how many times the voltage goes up and down (or changes direction) each second. If the coil spins faster, it completes each cycle of turning in less time, so it goes through more cycles in the same amount of time. That means the direction of the voltage changes more often — so the frequency goes up.

So, spinning faster gives you more voltage and more cycles per second — both increase together.

That’s why C is the correct answer.


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Question 6:

The correct answer is D. A microphone.

Here’s why:


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Question 7:

We can use the transformer equation:

Vp / Vs = Np / Ns

Where:


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Vp=20, Np=100, Ns=500

20/Vs=100/500

Vs=100 V


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Question 8:

We can use the transformer equation:

Vp / Vs = Np / Ns

Where:


Ns=1600, Vs=240, Vp=12

12/240=Np/1600

Np=1600/20=80


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Question 9:

We can use the transformer equation:

Vp / Vs = Np / Ns

Where:


Np=400, Vs=60, Vp=12

12/60=400/Ns

1/5=400/Ns

Ns=400×5=2000


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Question 10:

The correct answer is D. Less current is needed, and therefore there is less power loss in the cables.

Here's why:

Power transmitted P=V×I.
For a given amount of power, if voltage V is increased (stepped up), current I decreases.

Power loss in cables is given by Ploss=I2R.
Lower current means much lower heating losses, so energy is transmitted more efficiently over long distances.


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