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Magnetism | The property of attracting materials made of iron or steel. |
attract | Coming together |
repel | Pushing apart |
pole | Location where magnet is strongest. |
Lodestone | Naturally magnetic rock |
Induced Magnet | Temporary Magnet made by stroking a piece of iron or steel against a permanent magnet. |
Conductor | Allows electricity to flow through |
Insulator | Stops the flow of electricity. |
Electromagnet | Device that turns electrical energy to magnetic energy. |
Generator | Device that changes energy of motion into electrical energy. |
Battery | A source or portable electricity made of copper, zinc, and an acid. |
Solar Cell | Device that changes light energy into electrical energy. |
Voltage | Unit that electricity is rated in. |
Chine | The country that invented the compass |
Turkey | The country that discovered lodestone |
Aurora | "Northern or Southern Lights" |
Maglev is short for? | Magnetic Levition |
Magnetic Levitation | Floating in air due to repelling magnetic poles |
Circuit | Path that electricity can flow through |
Series Circuit | Circuit with only one path |
Parallel Circuit | Circuit with two or more paths |
Switch | Device to open or close a circuit |
Fuse | Opens a circuit by melting due to too much electricity |
Thomas Edison | Inventor of the lightbulb |
filament | Wire found in incandescent lightbulb that burns brightly |
Master Switch | Switch that controls the flow of all electricity in a circuit. |