GCSE Standard Questions: The Motor Effect

Q2. Many electrical appliances use the circular motion produced by their electric motor.

(a) Underline the appliances from the list below which have an electric motor.

    electric drill

    electric fan

    electric food mixer<

    electric iron

    electric kettle

    electric screwdriver

(2 marks)

(b) One simple design of an electric motor is shown in the diagram. It has a coil which spins between the ends of a magnet.

(i) Give two ways of reversing the direction of the forces on the coil in the electric motor.

(2 marks)

(ii) Give two ways of increasing the forces on the coil in the electric motor.

(2 marks)

(Total 6 marks)