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Forces at a Distance

QuestionAnswer
Conductor A material that allows heat or electric charges to flow.
Insulator A material that does NOT allow heat or electric charges to flow.
Magnet Any material that attracts iron and materials that contain iron.
Magnetism The force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials.
Magnetic Pole The ends of a magnetic object, where the magnetic force is strongest.
Magnetic Force A force produced when magnetic poles interact.
Magnetic Field The region around a magnet where the magnetic force is exerted.
Magnetic Field Lines Lines that map out the magnetic field around a magnet.
Electromagnetism The relationship between electricity and magnets.
Electromagnet A magnet created by wrapping a coil of wire with a current running through it around a ferromagnetic core that is easily magnetized.
Solenoid A coil of wire with a current.
Non Contact Force Any force that does not require objects to touch
Attract To move towards
Repel To move away or apart
Gravitational Force The force of attraction between all masses in the universe
Electrical Force The force between charged objects
Gravitaional Potential Energy The PE that depends on the height of an object
Force a push or a pull
Magnitude simply means "how much"
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