FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY

Second Semester / AY 2019 –

2020
Physics 2

Name/s: Pabello, Rhaiza P. Score:

_______________
Course Code/Section: Physics 2C – Section 1 Date:
April 26, 2020

Conceptual Questions: Electricity and Magnetism

Answer the following in 3 to 5 sentences:

1. Why does the north pole of a magnet point to the geographic North pole if like
poles repel?

A magnetic compass points to the earth’s magnetic poles, which are not
the same as earth’s geographic poles. Furthermore, the magnetic pole near the
earth’s geographic north pole is actually the south magnetic pole.

2. How does a magnetic compass work?

A compass points north because all magnets have two poles, a north pole
and a south pole, and the north pole of one magnet is attracted to the south
pole of another magnet. The earth is a magnet that can interact with other
magnets in this way, so the north end of a compass is drawn to align with the
earth’s magnetic field. Because the earth’s magnetic North Pole attracts the
“north” ends of other magnets, it is technically the “South Pole” of our planet’s
magnetic field.

3. Why metal objects are not allowed in MRI?

The most important part of the entire MRI machine is the high-powered
magnet, which does most of the work. Metallic objects, in the presence of a
strong magnetic field, become magnetized themselves. This is because
ferromagnetic materials easily accept an induced magnetic field. When you
enter the scan room with an active MRI machine wearing, say a pair of earrings,
then the earrings will instantly become magnetized and will try to align or orient
itself with respect to the wildly powerful MRI magnet.

4. Discuss the relationship between electricity and magnetism.

Electricity and magnetism involve attraction and repulsion between

charged particles and the forces exerted by these charges. The interaction
between magnetism and electricity is call electromagnetism. The movement of
a magnet can generate electricity. The flow of electricity can generate a
magnetic field