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Scottish Highers Magnetism — practice questions

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Which right hand rule is it?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false about magnetsRead the answer and worked solution →Close the magnetic formulasRead the answer and worked solution →Which field is stronger?Read the answer and worked solution →Tap only what fits the labelRead the answer and worked solution →Type the magnetism termRead the answer and worked solution →Tap the magnetism slipRead the answer and worked solution →

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Which right hand rule is it?

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Left
RHR-1 force
Items
  1. Item
    Thumb along v
    Answer
    RHR-1 force
  2. Item
    Thumb along I
    Answer
    RHR-2 field
  3. Item
    Fingers curl round
    Answer
    RHR-2 field
  4. Item
    Palm pushes F
    Answer
    RHR-1 force
  5. Item
    Force on a charge
    Answer
    RHR-1 force
  6. Item
    Field round a wire
    Answer
    RHR-2 field
  7. Item
    Fingers along B
    Answer
    RHR-1 force
  8. Item
    B loops found
    Answer
    RHR-2 field
Right
RHR-2 field
Instructions
Swipe left for the rule that gives a force, right for the rule that gives a field.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics, section 22.9 Magnetic Fields Produced by Currents: Ampere's Law_

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True or false about magnets

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Questions
  1. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    A magnet can be cut to leave a single north pole on its own.
  2. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Like magnetic poles repel and unlike poles attract.
  3. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    The magnetic pole near the geographic North Pole is a south pole.
  4. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    Magnetic field lines cross wherever two fields meet.
  5. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Magnetic field lines are continuous closed loops.
  6. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    A charge sitting still feels a force in a magnetic field.
  7. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Heating iron past 1043 K destroys its magnetization.
Instructions
Swipe right for true, left for false.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics, section 22.1 Magnets_

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Close the magnetic formulas

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Missing parts
  1. Answer
    theta
    Choices
    1. theta
    2. phi
    3. lambda
  2. Answer
    r
    Choices
    1. A
    2. r
    3. l
  3. Answer
    n
    Choices
    1. N
    2. A
    3. n
Complete the statement
Force on a moving charge: F = q v B sin {0}. Field near a long straight wire: B = mu0 I over 2 pi {1}. Field inside a solenoid: B = mu0 {2} I.
Instructions
Tap the symbol that belongs in each blank.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics, section 22.9 Magnetic Fields Produced by Currents: Ampere's Law_

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