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electricity vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| magnetism | force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials |
| magnetic filed | 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 an iron core |
| electromagnet | 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 do this |
| attract | unlike poles of a magnet do this |