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Magnetism
Chapter Review A
MULTIPLE CHOICE
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes
each statement or best answers each question.

______ 1. Which of the following situations is not true for magnets?

a. Like poles repel each other.
b. Unlike poles repel each other.
c. North poles repel each other.
d. A north pole and a south pole will attract each other.
______ 2. Where is the magnitude of the magnetic field around a permanent
magnet greatest?
a. close to the poles
b. far from the poles
c. The magnitude is equal at all points on the field.
d. The magnitude depends on the material of the magnet.
______ 3. All of the following statements about magnetic field lines around a
permanent magnet are true except which one?
a. Magnetic field lines appear to end at the north pole of a magnet.
b. Magnetic field lines have no beginning or end.
c. Magnetic field lines always form a closed loop.
d. In a permanent magnet, the field lines actually continue within the
magnet itself.
______ 4. In a magnetized substance, the domains
a. are randomly oriented.
b. cancel each other.
c. line up mainly in one direction.
d. can never be reoriented.
______ 5. In a permanent magnet,
a. domain alignment persists after the external magnetic field is
removed.
b. domain alignment becomes random after the external magnetic field
is removed.
c. domains are always randomly oriented.
d. the magnetic fields of the domains cancel each other.

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______ 6. Which compass needle orientation in the figure on the right might
correctly describe the magnets
field at that point?
a. a
b. b
c. c
d. d
______ 7. Under which of the following conditions is the net magnetic force on a
charged particle equal to zero?
a. when the particle is stationary
b. when the particle is moving parallel to the magnetic field
c. when the particle is not charged
d. all of the above
______ 8. The lines of the magnetic field around a current-carrying wire
a. point away from the wire.
b. point toward the wire.
c. form concentric circles around the wire.
d. are parallel with the wire.
______ 9. What is the path of an electron moving perpendicular to a uniform
magnetic field?
a. straight line
b. circle
c. ellipse
d. parabola
______10. What is the path of an electron moving parallel to a uniform magnetic
field?
a. straight line
b. circle
c. ellipse
d. parabola
______11. Consider two long, straight, parallel wires, each carrying a current I. If
the currents move in opposite directions,
a. the two wires will attract each other.
b. the two wires will repel each other.
c. the two wires will exert a torque on each other.
d. neither wire will exert a force on the other.
______12. Consider two long, straight, parallel wires, each carrying a current I. If
the currents move in the same direction,
a. the two wires will attract each other.
b. the two wires will repel each other.
c. the two wires will exert a torque on each other.
d. neither wire will exert a force on the other.
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SHORT ANSWER

13. Why do magnetic poles always occur in pairs?

Its like an arrow, the domains all align so that the arrowhead is always
facing the same direction and the tails always face the same way. Therefore
even if the magnet breaks, it will maintain the same orientation.

14. Will the magnets in the figure above attract or repel each other?
They will repel, because like repels like.

15. What are the benefits of having a magnetic field surrounding Earth?
Our magnetic field protects and shields us from radiation, it keeps the
atmosphere from blowing away from the solar wind and protects our
electronic equipment from solar interference.

16. How often does the magnetic field reverse? What happens when the field
reverses?
The field reverses once every 200,000 yrs. We are overdue for a reversal and
the last time the field reversed was 780,000 yrs ago. When the field reverses
birds and other migratory animals will have trouble navigating, our satellites
will be interrupted and there will be increased radiation and cancer rates.

17. Find the direction of the force on a proton moving through

the magnetic field shown on the right.
Force is upward.
18. The magnetic field of a bar magnet is shown in the figure to
the right. Is the magnets north pole at A or B?
The North is at point A because the field
lines come out of it.
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PROBLEM

20. An electron moves north at a velocity of 9.8 104 m/s and has a magnetic
force of 5.6 1018 N west exerted on it. If the magnetic field points upward,
what is the magnitude of the magnetic field? What is the radius of the
electrons path?
B = 3.57 E -4 T
r = 1.56 E -3 m

21. The overhead power wire for streetcar trolley is strung 10 meters above the
ground, in an east-west direction. If the wire carries a positive, conventional
current of 120 amps, moving east to west, what is the direction and magnitude
of the magnetic field directly under the wire?
B = 2.4 E -6 T South
If the current flows from East to West -------- then there will be X on top
and Dots on the bottom. The dots will be coming towards you, which
would be South on a compass.

22. Given that 3 amps of current run through the 3.5 cm loop shown to the right,
find:
a. The strength of the magnetic field at the
center of the loop.
B = 5.38 E -5 T

b. Since the magnetic field of a current-carrying loop resembles that of a bar

magnet, is the north pole of the current-carrying loop above or below the loop?

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The magnetic field points up (out of the page) since the current is flowing
counterclockwise.

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