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Select the statement that would earn credit in an AQA GCSE Physics answer. Context: power-station transformer boundary. Learning objective: Define a magnetic field as the region around a magnet where a force acts on another magnet or on a magnetic material.. Which answer is most accurate for Magnetic fields? Distinct revision anchor: fluxcue179a coilcue179b fieldcue179c polecue179d gridcue179e motorcue179f generatorcue179g transformercue179h compasscue179i currentcue179j voltagecue179k forcecue179l.
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Permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and fields
Question
- A. Magnetic fields: power-station transformer boundary shows Define a magnetic field as the region around a magnet where a force acts on another magnet or on a magnetic material. 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
Magnetic fields: power-station transformer boundary shows Define a magnetic field as the region around a magnet where a force acts on another magnet or on a magnetic material. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.
Explanation
Magnetic fields: power-station transformer boundary shows Define a magnetic field as the region around a magnet where a force acts on another magnet or on a magnetic material. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux. It is correct because it anchors the response to Magnetic fields, uses the relevant magnetic field, coil, current or induction evidence, and avoids mixing motor, generator and transformer ideas. The power-station transformer boundary detail makes the option distinct from nearby objectives while still testing the same AQA GCSE Physics learning objective. V10 boundary check fluxcue179a coilcue179b fieldcue179c polecue179d gridcue179e motorcue179f generatorcue179g transformercue179h compasscue179i currentcue179j voltagecue179k forcecue179l: 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
generator-effect induction: avoid permanent and induced magnets
Treating permanent and induced magnets as interchangeable when answering about generator-effect induction.
Instead, identify the exact Unit 4.7 idea in Magnetic fields, then explain how it links to a bar magnet and plotting compass practical and the objective to define a magnetic field as the region around a magnet where a force acts on another magnet or on a magnetic material.
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