STEM SCHOOLS - EGYPT Second Term Examination – May 2015 Physics – Grade 11

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers correctly the question.

1- As shown in the diagram, a bar magnet is moving towards a wire loop. The
electron flow induced in the loop …
a) attracts the magnet.
b) speeds up the magnet.
c) moves in an anti-clockwise direction.
d) moves in a clockwise direction.

2- Sarah conducts an experiment to investigate the effect of a magnet on a solenoid. As shown in

the diagram, she pushes a magnet towards a solenoid and the meter connecting to it shows a
deflection to the left.
What is the deflection of the meter when the magnet is
pushed away from the solenoid in the same speed?
a) To the right with smaller deflection
b) To the right with the same deflection
c) To the left with smaller deflection
d) To the left with the same deflection

3- A circular loop in the plane of the paper lies in a 3.0 T magnetic field pointing into the paper. The
loop’s diameter changes from 100 cm to 60 cm in 0.5 s. What is the magnitude of the average
induced emf?
a) 0.6 V
b) 2.4 V
c) 3 V
d) 240 V

4- The conducting rectangular loop falls through the magnetic field shown. As
the loop leaves the field, …
a) A current is induced in a counter clockwise direction.
b) A current is induced in a clockwise direction
c) No current is induced
d) It stops falling

5- All the following devices depend on electromagnetic induction in their operation, except …
a) The electric transformer in chargers
b) The electric generator at power plants
c) The electric motor in toys
d) The metal detectors that people walk through at airports.
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6- A solenoid is connected to a pn junction, a galvanometer as

shown. The pointer in the galvanometer deflects when the
magnet is…
a) moved towards the coil
b) moved away from the coil
c) moved either towards or away from the coil
d) kept inside the coil for a while.

7- Current in a coil is changing at a rate of 100 A/s. If the emf developed in the coil is 0.5 V, what is
the self-inductance of the coil?
a) 2 Henry
b) 5 milli-Henry
c) 50 Henry
d) 200 Henry

8- Two solenoids X and Y have the same length and diameter. The number of turns in the coil X is
twice those in the coil Y. Self-inductance of the coil X relative to that of the coil Y is …
a) Exactly the same
b) About half the original value
c) Around two time greater
d) Approximately four times greater

9- A varying current at the rate of 3 A/s in coil generates an e.m.f. of 8 mV in a nearby coil.
The mutual inductance of the two coils is …
a) 2.66 mH
b) 0.226 H
c) 2.4 mH
d) 4 mH
R B1
10- The figure shows two bulbs B1 and B2, resistor (R) and an
L B2 K
inductor (L) when the switch (K) is turned off.
a) Both B1 and B2 die out promptly
b) B1 dies out promptly but B2 with some delay
c) Both B1 and B2 die out with some delay
d) B2 dies out promptly but B1 with some delay

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11- A wire moving at in a magnetic field has NO induced voltage

a) If it is made of copper.
b) If it is moving slowly.
c) if the wire is covered with insulation
d) If it is moving along the field direction

12- A conducting rod moves on the U-shaped conductor as y

shown. The speed is 50 cm/s. The rod is 25 cm long. The
magnetic field is 0.80 T [up]. The intensity and the direction
of the induced current through the resistor (R). B
v
a) 0.02 A from x to y
b) 0.02 A from y to x
c) 0.1 A from x to y x
d) 0.1 A from y to x

13- A wire parallel to the paper moves downward into a flux density directed into the paper. The
induced current will be …
a) directed to the left
b) directed to the right
c) zero because the motion is parallel to the paper
d) opposite to the induced emf, according to Lenz's law.

14- A square loop of wire moves with a constant speed (v ) from a

field-free region into a region of uniform (B) field. Draw a graph
to correctly show the induced current in the loop as a function
of time (t)?

Current Current Current Current

0 - Time /s 0 - Time /s 0 - Time /s 0 - Time /s

a) b) c) d)

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15- Two ideal transformers are each designed for a 220 V household power supply. The step-up
transformer steps the voltage up to 1 200 V while the step-down transformer steps it down to
3.0 V. Which one delivers more power to its secondary coil?
a) The step-up transformer
b) The step-down transformer
c) Both are the same.
d) It cannot be determined.

16- The output current in the secondary coil of a transformer is …

a) Direct current
b) Rectified current
c) Forward alternating current
d) Reverse alternating current

17- What quantity increases in the secondary coil of an ideal step down transformer compared to
primary coil?
a) Voltage
b) Power
c) Current
d) Current frequency

18- The figure shows two sets of coils wound on a soft-iron

core. The pointer in the galvanometer connected to the
secondary coil does not deflect ...
a) At the instant when the switch is closed.
b) When the switch remains closed.
c) At the instant when the switch is re-opened.
d) If the cell is replaced by an AC supply of low voltage.

19- An ideal transformer has 400 secondary turns and only 50 primary turns. If an AC voltage of
120 V is connected to the primary coil, the output voltage is …
a) 8 V
b) 15 V
c) 60 V
d) 240 V

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20- The diagram indicates a half cycle of voltage generated by the

dynamo. What does point (W) represent?
a) Effective value
b) Average value through a quarter cycle
c) Average value through a half cycle
d) Half the maximum voltage

21- When the coil shown in the figure is rotated at a uniform angular
velocity, the output current …
a) Varies its intensity and reverses its direction.
b) Varies its intensity and flows in one direction.
c) Reverses its direction with steady intensity.
d) Flows in one direction with steady intensity.

Questions 22 – 23

Here you have an AC current generated by a dynamo.

22- The angular velocity of the dynamo coil rotation equals …

a) 25 rad / sec
b) 100 rad / sec
c) 157 rad / sec
d) 628 rad / sec

23- How can we obtain the electric current represented by the graph below?
a) passing the dynamo current through pn junction Current
b) passing the dynamo current through a step up transformer
10 -
c) passing the dynamo current through a step down
transformer
d) replacing the slip rings in the dynamo with a commutator. 0 - Time /s
0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04

24- What angle does the coil plane of an AC dynamo make relative to the direction of magnetic flux
when an emf equal to half the maximum value is induced in the coil?
a) 30 o
b) 45 o
c) 60 o
d) 90o
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25- When electricity flows inside a magnetic field (like what happens with the loop of wire in an
electric motor), the wire feels a force. In what general direction is that force?
a) Opposite to the direction the charges are moving.
b) In the same direction the charges are moving.
c) At 90 degrees to the direction the charges are moving.
d) At 45 degrees to the direction the charges are moving.

26- The reverse emf induced across the motor coil during rotation …
a) Keeps the coil rotating in one direction.
b) Makes the coil rotate at a uniform speed.
c) Makes the motor more powerful.
d) Gives a push to the coil when its plane is perpendicular to the magnetic field.

27- The given graph represents voltage-time relationship of a simple

AC generator.

Which of the following is correct if the angular velocity of the

coil of the generator is now twice the original one?

a) b)

Voltage / V

2 -

Time /s
c) d) 0 -
0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04

-2 -

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28- AC is more easily distributed than DC. This is because …

a) AC can be transmitted using lighter wires.
b) Wires have less resistance if they are carrying AC.
c) DC needs totally insulated wires, while AC wires can be bare.
d) AC voltage can be stepped up and down with transformers. DC cannot.

29- To make P-type semiconductors, …

a) a pure material is doped with an acceptor impurity.
b) a pure material is doped with a donor impurity.
c) electrons are injected into the material using an ion beam.
d) holes are injected into the material using an ion diffusion.

30- What is true when comparing a silicon crystal with a metal wire?
a) Free electrons represent the only type of charge carriers in both of them.
b) Their electrical conductivity increases by raising their temperatures.
c) Near zero Kelvin, some metals transform into superconductors while pure silicon crystal
transforms into a perfect insulator.
d) The density of charge carriers increases in both of them with temperature rise.

31- When a pure silicon crystal is doped with phosphorus atoms, …

a) The crystal becomes negatively charged.
b) The electric resistivity of the crystal increases.
c) The density of positive holes exceeds the density of free electrons.
d) Its electric conductivity gets higher than its conductivity when it was pure at the same
temperature.

32- When a diode is in forward bias, …

a) Diffusion current through the diode increases.
b) Drift current through the diode increases.
c) Depletion layer inside the diode gets thicker.
d) The potential barrier inside diode increases.

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33- The output of an AND gate with three inputs, A, B, and C, is HIGH when...
a) A = 1, B = 1, C = 0
b) A = 0, B = 0, C = 0
c) A = 1, B = 1, C = 1
d) A = 1, B = 0, C = 1

34- In the opposite circuit, (Vi ) is an alternating

voltage. Which graph represents the voltage
(Vo ) across RL ?

Vo Vo Vo Vo

Time
Time Time Time
a) b) c) d)

35- How many inputs of a four-input OR gate must be HIGH in order for the output of the logic gate
to go HIGH?
a) any one of the inputs
b) any two of the inputs
c) any three of the inputs
d) all four inputs

36- The AND function can be used to … and the OR function can be used to ...
a) enable, disable
b) disable, enable
c) enable or disable, enable or disable
d) detect, invert

37- The diagram represents a transistor as inverter.

When the voltage (A) is high, the out voltage is low.
This circuit can be used as …
a) OR gate
b) XOR gate
c) AND gate
d) NOT gate

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38- If a 3-input OR gate has eight input possibilities, how many of those possibilities will result in a
HIGH output?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 7
d) 8

39- The input of the combination of logic gates indicated in figure is recorded in the truth table
below:
Input A B A AND
i 0 0
B OR
ii 1 0 Output
NOT
iii 0 1 OR
iv 1 1
In which case an output of this combination gives (1)?
a) i only
b) i and iv
c) ii and iii
d) in all cases

40- The truth table in front of you gives the input and the output of logic gate network.

A B C Out A X NOT
1 1 1 0 B Y Out
0 1 1 1
C
NOT

The logic gates labeled X any Y in this network are …

Gate X Gate Y
a) AND OR
b) OR AND
c) AND AND
d) OR OR