When a ferromagnetic material is in a unmagnetized state, the

1 domains are:

Aligned in a north and south direction

Aligned in a east and west direction

Randomly organized

Balanced to produce a gauss rating of 2

Since all matter is composed of atoms:

2
All parts can be tested with MPI if they are heated to their curie
temperature

All materials can be tested with a MPI regardless of temperature

All materials are affected in some way by a magnetic field

None of the above

A volume of space where there is a change in magnetic energy is

3 called:

A magnetic field

A magnetic dipole

A magnetic pole

A magnetic domain

When all the magnetic domains are aligned, the material is said
4 to be:
 Magnetically saturated

Partially magnetized

Magnetically stable

Unmagnetized

Magnetic lines of force:

5
Form closed loops from pole to pole

Will shift 180 degrees when a direct current is applied

Were discovered by Wilhelm Hurst

None of the above

A longitudinal magnetic field has magnetic lines of force that

6 run:

Parallel to the long axis of the part

90 degrees to the long axis of the part

Transverse to the long axis of the part

Opposite the waveform of the magnetic particle machine used

Which type of current flows continuously in one direction at a

7 constant voltage?

Direct current

Alternating current

Rectified alternating current

 Half wave rectified alternating current

A yoke establishes a magnetic field:

8
That can be constant or pulsed

Between the north and south poles of the yoke

Equally in all directions around the poles

Both A and B

When using both a circular and longitudinal magnetic field, the

9 circular field is usually established first because:

It is more difficult to establish a circular field

It is easier to flip the domains of a circular field to a longitudinal

field

It is easier to measure a longitudinal field

None of the above

Magnetic lines of force:

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Almost never cross each other

Commonly cross each other

Will shift 90 degrees when a direct current is applied

Never cross each other

Magnetic lines of force:

11 Have the same strength

Seek the path of least resistance

Decrease in density with increasing distance from the poles

All of the above

The amount of reverse magnetic field which must be applied to a

12 magnetic material to reduce the magnetic flux to zero is called:

Retentivity

Residual magnetism

Coercive force

Permeability

A material with a wider hysteresis loop has:

13
Lower reluctance

Lower residual magnetism

Higher residual magnetism

Higher premeability

A material with a narrower hysteresis loop has:

14
Higher reluctance

Lower coercivity

Higher retentivity
 All of the above

A material with a narrower hysteresis loop has:

15
Higher residual magnetism

Higher permeability

Higher residual magnetism

Higher retentivity

A material with a wider hysteresis loop has:

16
Higher reluctance

Higher permeability

Lower retentivity

All of the above

The magnetic field circling each loop of wire in a coil combines

17 with the fields from the other loops to produce a concentrated
field:

Which is maximized around the outside of the coil

Around each loop of the coil

Down the center of the coil

All of the above

When the magnetizing current is stopped, a ferromagnetic

18 material will:
 remain magnetically saturated

become demagnetized

retain a residual magnetic field withing the component

None of the above

A location where a magnetic field can be detected exiting or

19 entering a material is called:

A magnetic pole

A magnetic field

A flux field

Polarity

The area where the exit poles are concentrated is called the
20 magnet’s:

South pole

North pole

Dipole

Flux density

The force required to remove the residual magnetism from the

21 material is called the:

Inverse force

Reciprocal force
 Coercive force

Residual force

The magnetic flux density that remains in the material when the
22 magnetizing force is zero is called:

Retentivity

Residual magnetism

Coercive force

Permeability

Multidirectional inspection equipment:

23
Provides a more sensitive inspection

Provices a less sensitive inspection

Can be used without the need for QQIs

Reduces inspection time

The best detection of defects occurs:

24
When the magnetic field is 10% beyond its saturation point

When the hysteresis loop shifts from positive to negative

When the lines of magnetic force are parallel to the longest

dimension of the defect

When the lines of magnetic force are perpendicular to the longest

dimension of the defect
 The opposition that a ferromagnetic material shows to the
25 establishment of a magnetic field is called:

Retentivity

Reluctance

Coercive force

Permeability

When a magnetic field cuts across a crack:

26
Electrons begin jumping back and forth across the crack

The crack begins to heat up

Magnetic poles form at the edges of the crack

All of the above

A material with a narrower hysteresis loop has:

27
Higher permeability

Lower retentivity

Lower coercivity

All of the above

A material with a wider hysteresis loop has:

28
Lower permeability

Higher retentivity

Higher coercivity
 All of the above

A current carrying conductor induces a magnetic field:

29
By direct induction
By direct induction

That is longitudinal

That is circular

By magnostriction

A material is considered demagnetized when:

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Its residual magnetic field measures less than 5 gauss

It no longer produces an indication

It's no longer attracted to a magnet

Its residual magnetic field measures less than 3 gauss

Faraday’s Law of Magnetic Induction states that:

31
The flow of electrons can be used to generate a magnetic field

The magnetic forces of the material's electrons will be affected

by an external magnetic field

Iron filings can be used to produce an indication of a flaw

Flux leakage is the byproduct of magnetic fields when testing

aluminum alloys.

A circular magnetic field has lines of force that run:

32 Parallel to the long axis of the part

90 degrees to the long axis of the part

Circumferentially around the perimeter of the part

Opposite the waveform of the magnetic particle machine used

When performing a magnetic particle test with a coil, the part

33 should be placed:

Along the outside edge the coil

Along the inside edge of the coil

Centered in the coil

None of the above

An object that has a magnetic pole on one end and a second

34 equal but opposite magnetic pole on the other is called a:

Dipole

Inductor

Capacitor

A ferromagnetic material

When testing parts with magnetic particles, it is best to

35 magnetize the part:

In two directions at right angles to each other

With AC whenever possible

 With DC whenever possible

With an amperage of at least 1000 amps

When using the direct induction method:

36
The part must be placed in the center of the coil

Good electrical contact must be established between the test

equipment and test component

The part may be tested in only one direction

It is not necessary to demagnetize the part

Which of the following has a very weak and negative

37 susceptibility to magnetic field?

Ferromagnetic materials

Diamagnetic materials

Paramagnetic materials

None of the above

A hysteresis loop shows the relationship between the:

38
Induced magnetic flux density and the magnetizing force

Induced magnetic flux density and the electron force

Electron flow and magnetic field strength

Flux density and number of coil turns

The number of magnetic lines of force cutting thorugh a plane of

39
a given area at a right angle is known as the:

Magnetic flux leakage

Magnetic flux density

Magnetic ampere

None of the above

Magnetic particle inspection can be performed on parts made

40 from which materials?

Iron, nickel, copper

Iron, nickel, cobalt

Nickel, cobalt, copper

Iron only

The central conductor technique is sometimes used because it:

41
Allows large diameter circular parts to be completely inspected
with one application of the magnetizing force

Produces a longitudinal field in circular parts

Establishes a magnetic field that extends from the ID to the OD

of a circular part

None of the above

Components generally must be demagnetized because residual

42 magnetism can:

Affect machining and welding processes

 Interfere with near by electronic components

Increase wear by attracting abrasive particles

All of the above

Which of the following has a large susceptibility to magnetic

43 field?

Ferromagnetic materials

Diamagnetic materials

Paramagnetic materials

None of the above

Materials can be demagnetized by:

44
Heating above thier curie temperature

Subjecting the component to a reversing and decreasing

magnetic field

Both A and B

None of the above

The use of prods is sometimes restricted because:

45
They produce a relatively weak field

There is a potential for arcing that could damage parts

It is not possible to control the field orientation

None of the above

 Magnetic particle inspection has several advantages over liquid
46 penetrant inspection which include:

Components with thin coatings can be inspected without

removing the coating

Components can be inspected more rapidly

The technique is more portable

Both A and B

Ferromagnetic materials are made up of small polarized regions

47 known as:

Photons

Quarks

Electrons

Domains

Dry magnetic particles:

48
Cannot be reused

Come in only one color

Are all of uniform size

None of the above

A property of a material that describes the ease with which a

49 magnetic flux is established in a component is called:

Retentivity
 Residual magnetism

Coercive force

Permeability

Magnetic particle inspection uses small ferromagnetic particles

50 simmilar to:

Copper filing

Iron filings

Magnesium filings

Permanent Magnets