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11th grade A changing magnetic field makes a current: generators and transformers worksheet

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A changing magnetic field makes a current: generators and transformers

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  1. An ideal transformer takes 0.5 A at 120 V and gives out 12 V. What current comes out, Ari?

  2. At a substation, an ideal transformer takes 2 A at 240 V and steps it up to 6000 V for the power lines. What current comes out, Bo?

  3. An ideal transformer takes 3 A at 12 V and gives out 36 V. What current comes out, Esme?

  4. Read this first

    Peak current as a magnet is pushed into a coil (example data)

    Push speedCoil turnsPeak current (mA)
    slow502
    medium504
    fast508
    medium100?
  5. Using the table, how does push speed change the peak current, Jun?

    • Speed makes no difference
    • Faster pushes give smaller currents
    • Faster pushes give bigger currents
  6. Using the table, about what peak current should 100 turns give at medium speed, Kira?

    • About 8 mA
    • About 4 mA
    • About 2 mA
  7. Using the table, why do the first three rows test speed fairly, Luz?

    • The turns stay at 50
    • The speed stays the same
    • The currents differ
  8. A bike's dynamo lights its lamp as the wheel turns. What energy change happens, Pia?

    • Light to kinetic
    • Kinetic to electrical
    • Electrical to kinetic
  9. An ideal transformer steps the voltage up 10 times. What happens to the current, Ren?

    • It stays the same
    • It rises 10 times too
    • It drops to one-tenth
  10. An ideal transformer takes in 100 W. How much power can it give out, Tala?

    • 0 W
    • At most 100 W
    • 1000 W, if it steps up 10 times
  11. Why does a real transformer get slightly warm, Zee?

    • Some energy turns to heat in its coils
    • Its magnet is hot
    • It makes extra energy
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A changing magnetic field makes a current: generators and transformers. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can say what makes an induced current: the magnetic field through a coil must change. A faster change or more turns gives a bigger current; reversing the change reverses it.
  • I can find a transformer's secondary voltage from Vs ÷ Vp = Ns ÷ Np and say whether it steps up or down.
  • I can use VpIp = VsIs for an ideal transformer: stepping voltage up steps current down, and power out is never more than power in.
  • I can explain why power lines run at high voltage (smaller current, much smaller I²R heating) and how generators, bike dynamos and wireless chargers use induction.

Standard: HS-PS2-5

Words to know

induced current: A current made by a changing magnetic field, with no battery

primary coil: The transformer coil the current goes into

secondary coil: The transformer coil the changed current comes out of

step-up / step-down: A transformer that raises / lowers the voltage

alternating current (AC): Current that keeps reversing direction

Common mistakes

Your child flipped the ratio. For a transformer, Vs ÷ Vp = Ns ÷ Np, and in an ideal one the current changes the opposite way.

Your child did not square the current. Heating loss in a line is P = I²R.

Your child thought a transformer makes extra energy. It changes voltage and current, but power out can't be more than power in.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with a changing magnetic field makes a current: generators and transformers?

Your child flipped the ratio. For a transformer, Vs ÷ Vp = Ns ÷ Np, and in an ideal one the current changes the opposite way.

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