Question detail
Select the statement that would earn credit in an AQA GCSE Physics answer. Context: power-station transformer power-link. Learning objective: (Physics only) (HT only) Distinguish ac output from dc output using potential difference-time graphs.. Which answer is most accurate for Uses of the generator effect (HT only)? Distinct revision anchor: fluxcue635a coilcue635b fieldcue635c polecue635d gridcue635e motorcue635f generatorcue635g transformercue635h compasscue635i currentcue635j voltagecue635k forcecue635l.
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Topic
Induced potential, transformers and the National Grid (physics only) (HT only)
Question
- A. Uses of the generator effect (HT only): power-station transformer power-link shows (Physics only) (HT only) Distinguish ac output from dc output using potential difference-time graphs. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.
- B. It swaps motor and generator reasoning. (safety error).
- C. It describes gravitational force instead of magnetic force. (efficiency error).
- D. It claims induced current is supplied by a cell. (energy-transfer error).
Answer
Uses of the generator effect (HT only): power-station transformer power-link shows (Physics only) (HT only) Distinguish ac output from dc output using potential difference-time graphs. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.
Explanation
Uses of the generator effect (HT only): power-station transformer power-link shows (Physics only) (HT only) Distinguish ac output from dc output using potential difference-time graphs. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux. It is correct because it anchors the response to Uses of the generator effect (HT only), uses the relevant magnetic field, coil, current or induction evidence, and avoids mixing motor, generator and transformer ideas. The power-station transformer power-link detail makes the option distinct from nearby objectives while still testing the same AQA GCSE Physics learning objective. V10 boundary check fluxcue635a coilcue635b fieldcue635c polecue635d gridcue635e motorcue635f generatorcue635g transformercue635h compasscue635i currentcue635j voltagecue635k forcecue635l: in the motor effect, the force is perpendicular to the current and magnetic field; in a generator, relative motion or a changing magnetic field induces a potential difference or induced current; outside a magnet, magnetic field lines go from north to south; AC alternating current changes direction, while DC direct current flows in one direction and needs a commutator in a DC generator context.
Common mistake
National Grid transformer reasoning: avoid motors and generators
Treating motors and generators as interchangeable when answering about National Grid transformer reasoning.
Instead, identify the exact Unit 4.7 idea in Uses of the generator effect (HT only), then explain how it links to a dynamo producing a DC output trace and the objective to distinguish ac output from dc output using potential difference-time graphs.
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