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Electricity Vocab
6th Grade/Period Electricity and Magnetism Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Magnetism | Force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials |
| Magnetic Field | Surrounds a magnet that applies a force without actually touching an object. |
| Electric Current | A coil of wire spinning around a magnet can form this |
| Magnet | An electric current flowing through a wire around a magnet can form this |
| Electric magnet | This can be made when a wire in an electric circuit is wrapped around an iron core making a magnetic field. |
| Motor | This 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 steam |
| Repel | Like poles in a magnet |
| Attract | Unlike poles of a magnet do this. |