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Name Date Class<br />

3<br />

<strong>Study</strong> Guide<br />

Directions: <strong>Study</strong> the following diagram. Then label the parts using the correct terms from the list.<br />

electromagnet source of mechanical energy permanent magnet<br />

4. Is this a diagram of a generator or a motor?<br />

Directions: Circle the term in parentheses that makes each statement true.<br />

5. When the wire loop of a (motor, generator) turns, an electric current is produced.<br />

6. The current produced by a generator is (direct, alternating) current.<br />

7. A motor (uses, creates) an electric current as it turns.<br />

Chapter<br />

8<br />

8. A device that increases or decreases voltage of electric current passing through a power line is<br />

a (transformer, motor).<br />

9. If the secondary coil of a transformer has more turns than the primary coil, the transformer<br />

is a (step-up, step-down) transformer.<br />

Producing Electric Current<br />

Directions: In the space below, draw a sketch of a step-down transformer that has half as many coils in the<br />

secondary coil as in its primary coil. Label the two coils.<br />

10.<br />

Producing Electric Current 29

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