Theme D: Fields
IB Physics D.4 Induction: practice questions and video explanations
Magnetic flux, Faraday’s and Lenz’s laws, and the emf induced in moving conductors, rotating coils and generators.
HL only
What you need to know for D.4 Induction
- Calculate magnetic flux and flux linkage
- Apply Faraday’s law of induction and Lenz’s law
- Find the emf induced in a conductor moving through a field
- Explain how a rotating coil generates an alternating emf
D.4 Induction questions in the question bank
- Exam-style questions
- 17
- Multiple choice (Paper 1A style)
- 10
- Structured (Paper 1B and 2 style)
- 7
- Free to try
- 1
Every question has a mark scheme. Multiple-choice answers are marked instantly, and for structured questions you open the mark scheme part by part and award yourself the marks you earned. Most questions also have a step-by-step video explanation presented by an IB teacher or a former IB student.
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