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Electricity Vocab
6th Grade/Period Electricity and Magnetism Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Magnetism | Force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials |
Magnetic Field | Surrounds a magnet that applies a force without actually touching an object. |
Electric Current | A coil of wire spinning around a magnet can form this |
Magnet | An electric current flowing through a wire around a magnet can form this |
Electric magnet | This can be made when a wire in an electric circuit is wrapped around an iron core making a magnetic field. |
Motor | This changes electrical energy into mechanical energy. |
Generator | This changes mechanical energy into electrical energy. |
Turbine | Huge wheels in a generator pushed by water, wind or steam |
Repel | Like poles in a magnet |
Attract | Unlike poles of a magnet do this. |