sciencechap1les1,2,3 Word Scramble
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magnet | any material that attracts iron and materials that contain iron |
magnetic pole | the ends of a magnetic object where the magnetic force is strongest |
magnetic force | a force produced when magnetic poles interact |
magnetic field | the region around a magnet where the magnetic force is exerted |
magnetic field lines | invisible lines that map out the magnetic field around a magnet |
atom | the smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element |
element | one of about 100 basic materials that make up all matter |
nucleus | the core at the center of every atom |
proton | a positively charged particle that is part of an atom's nucleus |
neutron | the small uncharged particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom |
electron | a negatively charged particle that is found outside the nucleus of an atom |
magnetic domain | a region in which the magnetic fields of all atoms are lined up in the same direction |
ferromagnetic material | a material that is strongly attracted to a magnet, and can be made into a magnet |
temporary magnet | a magnet made from a material that easily loses its magnetism |
permanent magnet | a magnet made of material that keeps its magnetism |
compass | a device with a magnetized needle that can spin freely |
magnetic declination | the angle between geographic north and the north to which a compass points |
Van Allen belts | two doughnut-shaped regions 1,000-25,000 kilometers above Earth that contain electrons and protons traveling at high speed |
solar wind | streams of electrically charged particals flowing at high speeds from the sun |
magnetosphere | the region of Earth's magnetic field shaped by the solar wind |
aurora | a glowing region produced by the interaction of charged particles from the sun and atoms in the atmosphere |
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