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