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Electromagnets
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| law of universal gravitation | Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation states that every particle attracts every other particle in the universe with force directly proportional to the product of the masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. |
| Electric Current | the rate of flow of electrons in a conductor |
| Voltage | the pressure from an electrical circuit's power source that pushes charged electrons (current) through a conducting loop, enabling them to do work such as illuminating a light. |
| Insulator | Materials that do not allow electricity to pass through them |
| Circuit | a complete circular path that electricity flows through. |
| Conductor | a substance or material that allows electricity to flow through it. |
| Magnetic force | a consequence of the electromagnetic force, one of the four fundamental forces of nature, and is caused by the motion of charges. |
| Magnetic Field | a vector field that describes the magnetic influence on moving electric charges, electric currents, and magnetic materials |
| Electromagnetism | the interaction of electric currents or fields and magnetic fields. the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetism. |
| Electromagnet | a soft metal core made into a magnet by the passage of electric current through a coil surrounding it. |
| Electric Motor | a device used to convert electricity into mechanical energy |
| generator | a device that converts a form of energy into electricity |
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