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Sci Magnetism vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| magnetic | able to attract certain metals |
| magnetic field | invisible shape of the lines of force around a magnet |
| magnetic poles | the ends of a magnet where the magnetic force flows in and out |
| magnetism | a force that pushes and pulls certain metal |
| force | the strength/energy that moves objects |
| lines of force | invisible lines of force that flow through and around a magnet |
| repel | force away |
| atoms | the smallest parts of an element |
| electromagnets | temporary magnets made by passing an electric current through a wire wrapped around a piece of iron |
| lodestone | naturally magnetic rock |
| encode | to put information in a special code |
| generators | machines that create electricity in coils of wire using spinning magnets |
| motors | machines that turn electricity into motion using coils of wire to spin magnets |