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Electricity and magn
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Magnetism | force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials. |
| Magnetic field | surrounds a magnet that applies force without actually touching an object. |
| electric current | a coil of wire spinning around a magnet can form this. |
| magnet | an electrical current flowing through a wire around an iron core produces this. |
| electromagnetic | this can be made when a wire in an electric circuit is wrapped around an iron core produces making a magnetic field |
| motor | changes electrical energy into mechanical energy |
| generator | this changes mechanical energy into electrical energy. |
| turbine | huge wheels in a generator pushed by water, wind or stream |
| repel | like poles in a magnet do this. |
| attract | unlike poles of a magnet do this |