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MAGNETS AND MAGNETISM

MAGNETISM VOCABULARY

AB
MAGNETAny substance that can attract iron or other magnetic materials.
POLESRegions of a magnet where the magnetic effects are the strongest.
MAGNETISMForce of attraction or repulsion of a magnetic material due to the arrangement of its atoms
MAGNETIC FIELDArea over which the magnetic force is exerted.
NORTH AND SOUTHThe poles of a magnet.
MAGNETIC DOMAINRegion of a material in which the magnetic fields of individual atoms are aligned.
MAGNETOSPHERERegion in which the magnetic field of the Earth is found.
TEMPORARY MAGNETAn object whose domains change return to their original positions after a magnetic field is removed.
PERMANENT MAGNETAn object that stays magnetized after a magnetic field is removed.
ELECTROMAGNETA coil of wire wound around an iron core
ELECTRIC MOTORA device that changes electrical energy into mechanical energy.
GENERATORA device that changes mechanical energy into electrical energy.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)Electric current that changes direction at regular intervals in a circuit.
DIRECT CURRENTElectric current that travels in one direction in a circuit.
GALVANOMETERA device used to measure tiny amounts of electric current.

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