Question detail
Select the statement that would earn credit in an AQA GCSE Physics answer. Context: overhead cable transmission prediction. Learning objective: Describe how the strength of the magnetic field around a wire depends on current through the wire.. Which answer is most accurate for Electromagnetism? Distinct revision anchor: fluxcue287a coilcue287b fieldcue287c polecue287d gridcue287e motorcue287f generatorcue287g transformercue287h compasscue287i currentcue287j voltagecue287k forcecue287l.
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MCQ
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practice
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Topic
The motor effect
Question
- A. Electromagnetism: overhead cable transmission prediction shows Describe how the strength of the magnetic field around a wire depends on current through the wire. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.
- B. It swaps motor and generator reasoning. (load-effect error).
- C. It describes gravitational force instead of magnetic force. (power-link error).
- D. It claims induced current is supplied by a cell. (exam-command error).
Answer
Electromagnetism: overhead cable transmission prediction shows Describe how the strength of the magnetic field around a wire depends on current through the wire. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.
Explanation
Electromagnetism: overhead cable transmission prediction shows Describe how the strength of the magnetic field around a wire depends on current through the wire. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux. It is correct because it anchors the response to Electromagnetism, uses the relevant magnetic field, coil, current or induction evidence, and avoids mixing motor, generator and transformer ideas. The overhead cable transmission prediction detail makes the option distinct from nearby objectives while still testing the same AQA GCSE Physics learning objective. V10 boundary check fluxcue287a coilcue287b fieldcue287c polecue287d gridcue287e motorcue287f generatorcue287g transformercue287h compasscue287i currentcue287j voltagecue287k forcecue287l: 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
motor-effect force direction: avoid motors and generators
Treating motors and generators as interchangeable when answering about motor-effect force direction.
Instead, identify the exact Unit 4.7 idea in Electromagnetism, then explain how it links to a steel core electromagnet demonstration and the objective to describe how the strength of the magnetic field around a wire depends on current through the wire.
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