Electric Motors: Short Quiz

What do you call an energy converting system that transforms electrical energy into mechanical movement?

• A. Electric motor

• B. Electric field

• C. Electric generator

• D. Electric plasma

Which of the situation below shows how a basic electric motor works?

• A. The energy contained in the batteries of the vehicle is transformed into wheel rotation.

• B. Electrical energy converted into blade rotation in the food processor and cut down food.

• C. Both A and B

• D. None of these

He was credited for discovering that electric currents create magnetic fields, which was the first connection found between electricity and magnetism.

• A. James Maxwell

• B. Hans Christian Ørsted

• C. Michael Faraday

• D. Alessandro Volta

Which of the following is a device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy?

• A. electric bicycle

• B. microwave oven

• C. rice cooker

• D. all of the above

Which of the following is the right explanation of the electrical motor operation?

• A. Electric motor uses electricity.

• B. The operation is based on the principle of electromagnetism.

• C. The motor converts electric energy into mechanical energy

• D. All of the above