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magnets
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An electric current that reverses direction in a circuit at regular intervals. | Alternating current |
| A luminous atmospheric phenomenon appearing as streamers or bands of light sometimes visible in the night sky in northern or southern regions of the earth. | aurora |
| An electric current flowing in one direction only. | direct current |
| A magnet consisting essentially of a coil of insulated wire wrapped around a soft iron core that is magnetized only when current flows through the wire. | electromagnet |
| device used to increase or decrease the voltage of an alternating current | transformer |
| group of atoms whose fields point in the same direction | magnetic domain |
| surrounds a magnet and exerts a magnetic force on other magnets | magnetic field |
| region of space affected by Earth's magnetic field | magnetosphere |
| device that transforms electrical energy into kinetic energy | motor |
| a material that has no resistance | superconductor |
| a magnetized needle that points north or south to the earth. | compass |
| the ends of a magnet | poles |
| a unit that tell much energy does a current have. | voltage |
| generator |