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6th grade Magnet Voc
6th grade Magnet Vocab Kuhn
Term | Definition |
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attract | pull together |
bar magnet | simple magnet with a north pole and a south pole |
ferromagnetic | strongly attracted to magnets |
magnetize | to turn into a magnet |
North Pole | part of the magnet attracted to the North Magnetic Pole of the Earth |
repel | to push away |
South Pole | part of the magnet attracted to the South Magnetic Pole of the Earth |
current | flow of electricity |
induced magnetic field | magnetic field that surrounds a current in a curcuit |
magnetic field | a region in space that surrounds a magnet or moving charged particle |
electric field | a region in space that surrounds charged object |
electromagnetic induction | process of creating a current in a circuit by a changing magnetic field |
magnetic field | region in space that surrounds a magnet or moving charged particle |
magnetic flux | a measure of strength of the magnetic field through a given area |
vector | a quality that has both magnitude and direction |
voltage | measure of the electrostatic potential energy in a curcuit |
wind generator | device that converts wind energy to electricity |