Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electromagnetic effects

Electromagnetic effects — practice question

A student attaches an electrical generator to a bicycle. As the front wheel turns, a magnet spins between two coils of wire. A lamp is connected to the coils of wire. When the magnet is spinning, the lamp lights up.
(a)[3]

Describe and explain how the lamp lights when the magnet is rotated.

(b)[3]

State three methods of making the bicycle lamp brighter.

(c(i))[1]

State the meaning of the term a.c.

(c(ii))[1]

Describe how a.c. differs from d.c.

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