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6th grade Magnet Voc
6th grade Magnet Vocab Kuhn
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| attract | pull together |
| bar magnet | simple magnet with a north pole and a south pole |
| ferromagnetic | strongly attracted to magnets |
| magnetize | to turn into a magnet |
| North Pole | part of the magnet attracted to the North Magnetic Pole of the Earth |
| repel | to push away |
| South Pole | part of the magnet attracted to the South Magnetic Pole of the Earth |
| current | flow of electricity |
| induced magnetic field | magnetic field that surrounds a current in a curcuit |
| magnetic field | a region in space that surrounds a magnet or moving charged particle |
| electric field | a region in space that surrounds charged object |
| electromagnetic induction | process of creating a current in a circuit by a changing magnetic field |
| magnetic field | region in space that surrounds a magnet or moving charged particle |
| magnetic flux | a measure of strength of the magnetic field through a given area |
| vector | a quality that has both magnitude and direction |
| voltage | measure of the electrostatic potential energy in a curcuit |
| wind generator | device that converts wind energy to electricity |