NOBEL ACADEMY

Grade 10 physics mid exam

Name _________________________ section__________ room no_________ allowed time 1:30hr

Part one: multiple choice ( each 1%)

1. . An electron moving at 4x 103m/s in a magnetic field of 1.25T experiences a magnetic force

of 4 ×10 - 16 N What angle does the velocity of the electron make with the magnetic field?
A) 60° B) 45° c) 30° d) 37°
2. The equivalent resistance of two resistors R and 3R when they are connected in series is 32
Ω. What is the equivalent resistance of the two resistors when they are connected in
parallel?
A) 4 Ω B) 8 Ω C) 6 Ω D) 24 Ω
3. What is an electric field?
A. A region in which electric charges experience a force
B. A region in which magnetic charges experience a force
C. A region in which no charges exist
D. A region in which gravity is stronger
4. What is the direction of the electric field at a point due to a positive charge?
A. Away from the charge B. Towards the charge C. Parallel to the charge
D. Perpendicular to the charge
5. Which of the following factors affects the strength of an electric field around a charge?
A. Charge magnitude B. Distance from the charge
C. Medium surrounding the charge D. All of the above
6. How does the electric field vary with distance from a point charge?
A. It increases linearly with distance B. It decreases linearly with distance
C. It increases inversely with distance squared D. It decreases inversely with distance
squared
7. A total resistance of 3.0 Ω is to be produced by combining an unknown resistor R with 12 Ω
resistor. What is the value of R and how is it to be connected to the 12 Ω resistor?
A) 3 Ω B) 4Ω C) 12 Ω D) 9 Ω
8. The current in a lightning strike is 6000 A. The strike lasts for 160 ms. Calculate the number
of electrons transferred to the ground.
A)
960 B) 6×1020 C) 6x10-19 D) 6x1021
9. What is the resistance of a copper cable that has a cross sectional area of 1 cm² and a length
of 2 km? The resistivity of copper is 2x 10-8 Ωm
A) 0.4 Ω B) 4 Ω C) 40 Ω D) 400 Ω
10. An electron moving along the positive - axis and perpendicular to a magnetic field
experiences a magnetic force deflected in the negative y direction. What is the direction of
the magnetic field?
A) To right B) to left C) upward D) downward E) into the page F) out to the page
11. What happens to the strength of a magnetic field as you move further away from a magnet?
A) Increases B) Decreases C) Stays the same D) Fluctuates
12. Which of the following is a property of a magnetic field around a current-carrying wire?
A) It points away from the wire B) It points towards the wire
C) It forms a circle around the wire D) It is zero
13. What happens to the direction of a magnetic field when you reverse the direction of current
in a wire?
A) The direction of the magnetic field remains the same
B) The direction of the magnetic field reverses
C) The magnetic field disappears
D) The strength of the magnetic field decreases
14. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field around a straight conductor carrying a current
of 2 A at a distance of 3 cm from the conductor, if the permeability of free space is 4π x 10-7
Tm/A?
A) 2.4 x 10-5 T B) 1.3 x 10-5 T C) 4.8 x 10-6 T D) 6.0 x 10-6 T
15. Which of the following statements is true about magnetic field strength near a current-
carrying wire?
A) It decreases with increasing current B) It increases with increasing current
C) It is independent of current D) It depends on the length of the wire
16. How does the type of material used in a resistor affect its resistance?
A) Has no effect on resistance B) Determines the resistance value directly
C) Affects the temperature coefficient of resistance
D) Affects only the color coding of the resistor
17. A charge of 3 μC is moving with a velocity of 5 m/s in a magnetic field of 0.4 T. What is the
magnitude of the magnetic force experienced by the charge if the angle between the
velocity and magnetic field is 60 degrees?
A) 1.5 x 10-6 N B) 5.0 x 10-6 N C) 2.5 x 10-6 N D) 3.0 x 10-6 N
18. Which of the following factors affects the resistance of a resistor in a circuit?
A) Voltage B) Current C) Temperature D) Resistance
19. A total resistance of 4.0 Ω is to be produced by combining an unknown resistor R with a 2 Ω
resistor. What is the value of R ?
A) 1 Ω B) 2 Ω C) 3 Ω D) 4 Ω
20. Which of the following factors affects the direction of a magnetic field around a current-
carrying wire?
A) Current direction B) Wire length C) Wire thickness D) None of the above
21. A charge of 4 μC moves with a velocity of 6 m/s in a magnetic field of 0.3 T. What is the
magnitude of the magnetic force experienced by the charge if the angle between the
velocity and magnetic field is 30° degrees?
A) 2.16 x 10-6 N B) 2.88 x 10-6 N C) 3.60 x 10-6 N D) 4.32 x 10-6 N
Depending on above circuit find

22. What is effective ( total) resistance

A) 4 Ω B) 8 Ω C) 16 Ω D) 12Ω
23. What is current through 5 Ω
A) 1.2A B) 3A C) 1.5A D) 8A
24. The sum of voltages through 3 Ω and 5 Ω is
A) 4v B) 8v C) 12v D) 3V
25. A wire 0.50 m long carrying a current of 8.0 A is at right angles to a uniform magnetic field.
The force on the wire is 0.40N. What is the strength of the magnetic field?
A) 0.1T B) 10T C) 100T D) 1000T
Part two : Short answer
26. An electron traveling 8×105m/s horizontally to the East in a vertically upward of magnetic
field 0.75 T
A) Magnetic force ______________________________
B) Direction of force____________________________
27. The equivalent resistance of two resistors 2R and 7R when they are connected in series is 32
Ω.
A) Total resistance in parallel_______________
B) What is value of R__________________
28. If sum of R1 and R2 gives 27 in series but parallel effective(total) resistor is 6 find
A) R1____________
B) R2____________
29. If proton is moving into the page which perpendicular the magnetic field moving downward
what is direction of magnetic force_______________