Question detail

Select the statement that would earn credit in an AQA GCSE Physics answer. Context: bench-top compass mapping efficiency. Learning objective: Draw the magnetic field pattern for a straight wire carrying a current.. Which answer is most accurate for Electromagnetism? Distinct revision anchor: fluxcue341a coilcue341b fieldcue341c polecue341d gridcue341e motorcue341f generatorcue341g transformercue341h compasscue341i currentcue341j voltagecue341k forcecue341l.

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practice

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Topic

The motor effect

Question

  1. A. Electromagnetism: bench-top compass mapping efficiency shows Draw the magnetic field pattern for a straight wire carrying a current. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.
  2. B. It treats a permanent magnet as if it only works when current flows. (boundary error).
  3. C. It confuses the magnetic field with an electric field. (application error).
  4. D. It describes energy transfer but misses the force or field interaction. (measurement error).

Answer

Electromagnetism: bench-top compass mapping efficiency shows Draw the magnetic field pattern for a straight wire carrying a current. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.

Explanation

Electromagnetism: bench-top compass mapping efficiency shows Draw the magnetic field pattern for a straight wire carrying a current. 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 bench-top compass mapping efficiency detail makes the option distinct from nearby objectives while still testing the same AQA GCSE Physics learning objective. V10 boundary check fluxcue341a coilcue341b fieldcue341c polecue341d gridcue341e motorcue341f generatorcue341g transformercue341h compasscue341i currentcue341j voltagecue341k forcecue341l: 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 student comparing motor and generator effects and the objective to draw the magnetic field pattern for a straight wire carrying a current.

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