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MECH1310ReadingHomeworkChapter7

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 1. 

A permanent magnet has a ___________ field surrounding it.
 

 

 2. 

Amagnetic field is visualized by lines of _________ that radiate from the north pole (N) to the south pole (S) and back to the north pole through magnetic material.
 

 

 3. 

When unlike poles of two permanent magnets are placed close together, their magnetic fields produce an ___________ force.
 

 

 4. 

When two like poles are brought close together, the _________ each other.
 

 

 5. 

The fact that magnetic lines of _______ follow a path through iron or other materials is a consideration in the design shields that prevent stray magnetic fields from affecting sensitive circuits.
 

 

 6. 

The group of force lines going from the north pole to the south pole of a magnet is called the magnetic ______, symbolized by j (phi).
 

 

 7. 

The unit of magnetic flux is the ____________.
 

 

 8. 

The magnetic flux density is the amount of flux per unit area perpendicular to the _________ field.
 

 

 9. 

The unit for the magnetic flux density is the __________(T).
 

 

 10. 

Ferromagnetic materials such as iron, nickel, and cobalt become magnetized when placed in the magnetic field of a _________.
 

 

 11. 

Ferromagnetic materials have minute magnetic domains created within their atomic structure by orbital motion and spin of ___________.
 

 

 12. 

The hall effect is the occurance of a small voltage that is generated on opposite sides of a thin current-carrying conductor or ______________ that is in a magnetic field.
 

 

 13. 

Hall-effect sensors are used to measure various parameters such as throttle angle, crankshaft and camshaft positions, distributor position, ____________, power seat and rear-view mirror positions.
 

 

 14. 

Current produces a magnetic field, called an ______________ field, around a conductor.
 

 

 15. 

Although the magnetic field cannot be seen, it is capable of producing _____________ effects.
 

 

 16. 

An aid to remembering the direction of the lines of force is the ______ Hand Rule.
 

 

 17. 

Imagine that you are grasping the conductor with your left hand, with your thumb pointing in the direction of current.  Your fingers indicate the direction of the ________ lines of force.
 

 

 18. 

The ease with which a magnetic field can be established in a given material is measure by the ______________ of the material.
 

 

 19. 

The opposition to the establishment of a magnetic field in a material is called ____________.
 

 

 20. 

The cause of a magnetic field is called the _______________ force.
 

 

 21. 

Like other phenomena in science, the flux is an effect, the mmf is a cause, and the ___________ is an opposition.
 

 

 22. 

A basic ____________ is simply a coil of wire wound around a core material that can be easily magnetized.
 

 

 23. 

A __________ is a type of electromagnetic device that has a movable iron core called a plunger.
 

 

 24. 

As long as there is a coil current, the ________ remains retracted by the attractive force of the magnetic fields.
 

 

 25. 

The solenoid is used for applications such as opening and closing _________ and automobile door locks.
 

 

 26. 

Relays differ from solenoids in that the electromagnetic action is used to open or close electrical _________ rather than to provide mechanical movement.
 

 

 27. 

Another widely used type of relay is the ________ relay.
 

 

 28. 

When there is a current through the coil, the reeds make contract because they are ____________ and attract each other.
 

 

 29. 

Reed relays are faster, are more reliable, and produce less contact _________ than armature relays.
 

 

 30. 

________ relays have less current-handling capability than armature relays and are more susceptible to mechanical shock.
 

 

 31. 

A speaker is an electromagnetic device that converts electrical signals into __________.
 

 

 32. 

The audio signal is connected using very flexible wires to a cylindrical coil called the _________ coil.
 

 

 33. 

Current from the audio input alternates back and forth and powers the ____________.
 

 

 34. 

The _______ is a flexible diaphragm that vibrates to produce sound.
 

 

 35. 

The d’Arsonval meter movement is the most common type used in _______ multimeters.
 

 

 36. 

A pointer is attached to the moving assembly.  With no current through the coil, a _________ mechanism keeps the pointer at its left-most (zero) position.
 

 

 37. 

When there is current through the coil, electromagnetic forces act on the coil, causing a rotation to the right.  The amount of rotation depends on the amount of _________.
 

 

 38. 

A data bit (1 or 0) is written on the magnetic surface by the magnetization of a small segment of the surface as it moves by the ________ head.
 

 

 39. 

A magnetized spot of one polarity represents a binary 1, and one of the opposite polarity represents a ________ 0.
 

 

 40. 

Once a spot on the surface is magnetized, it remains until written over with an ___________ magnetic field.
 

 

 41. 

The magneto-optical disk uses an electromagnet and _______ beams to read and write (record) data on a magnetic surface.
 

 

 42. 

A ________ senses the difference in the polarity of the reflected laser beam to determine if the bit being read is a 1 or a 0.
 

 

 43. 

The magnetic field intensity in a material is defined to be the ______________ force per unit length of the material.
 

 

 44. 

_____________ us a characteristic of a magnetic material whereby a change in magnetization lags the application of the magnetic field intensity.
 

 

 45. 

The ability of a material, once magnetized, to maintain a magnetized state without magnetic field intensity is called __________.
 

 

 46. 

When a straight conductor is moved perpendicular to a magnetic field, there is a relative motion between the conductor and the magnetic field.  Likewise, when a magnetic field is moved past a stationary conductor, there is also relative motion.  In either case, this relative motion results in an ____________ voltage.
 

 

 47. 

The amount of the induced voltage depends on the rate at which the conductor and the magnetic field move with _________ to each other.
 

 

 48. 

Polarity of induced voltage depends on the __________ of motion of the conductor relative to the magnetic field.
 

 

 49. 

The voltage induced across a coil equals the number of turns in the coil times the rate of change of the __________ flux.
 

 

 50. 

When the current through a coil changes, the polarity of the induced voltage created by the changing magnetic field is such that it always ________ the change in currrent that caused it.
 

 

 51. 

_______ generators produce a voltage that is proportional to the magnetic flux and the rotational speed of the armature.
 

 

 52. 

Motors convert electrical energy to __________ motion by taking advantage of the force produced when a current-carrying conductor is in a magnetic field.
 

 

 53. 

The rotor in all dc motors contains the armature winding, which sets up a _________ field.
 

 

 54. 

The _________ dc motor has the field coil windings and the armature coil windings in series.
 

 

 55. 

A _________ dc motor has the field coil in parallel with the armature.
 

 

 56. 

The ________ wound motor will have a very high starting torque when the current is high  because flux and armature current are high.
 

 

Matching
 
 
Typical Flux Density in Teslas
a.
0.1 to 0.2
e.
0.2 to 0.3
b.
0.3 to 0.52
f.
1
c.
45
g.
0.08 to 0.1
d.
grp001-1.jpg
 

 57. 

Earth’s magnetic field
 

 58. 

Small “refrigerator” magnet
 

 59. 

Ceramic magnets
 

 60. 

Alnico 5 reed switch magnet
 

 61. 

Neodymium magnets
 

 62. 

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
 

 63. 

The strongest steady magnetic field ever achieved in a laboratory
 
 
a.
stator
d.
armature
b.
self-excited
e.
commutator
c.
brushes
f.
rotor
 

 64. 

The conductive metal ring of a DC generator.
 

 65. 

The fixed contacts that commutators make contact with.
 

 66. 

A ferromagnetic core assembly connected to bearings and rotates in the magnetic field.
 

 67. 

The stationary part of a generator (or motor) is known as the ________.
 

 68. 

The power producing component of a generator that can be on the rotor or the stator.
 

 69. 

A method for using the generator itself to provide current for the electromagnets.
 



 
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