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PSci Ch22 Vocab

AB
direct currentCurrent that flows in only one direction through a wire
magnetic fieldThe area around a magnet where the magnetic forces act.
GeneratorA device that produces an electric current by rotating a loop of wire in a magnetic field.
Magnetic polesThe opposite ends of a magnet.
VoltmeterA device used to measure the potential difference of a circuit.
AmmeterA device that measures electric current.
SuperconductorA material that does not have any resistance to the flow of electrons.
TransformerA device used to increase or decrease the voltage of a power line.
Magnetic domainsGroups of aligned atoms in a magnet.
Electromagnetic inductionThe process by which moving a wire through a magnetic field produces an electric current.
Alternating currentWhen current in a circuit reverses its direction in a regular pattern.
SuperconductingThese trains would not lose energy to the environment.
Electric motorA device that changes electrical to mechanical energy.
MagnetismThe property of matter in which there is a force of attraction or repulsion between unlike or like poles .
ElectromagnetThis is formed when a current is passed through a coil of wire.


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