Earth's magnetism (MIDTERM) Flashcards
Like many Planets in our Solar System the Earth has a
Magnetic Field
four layers of Earth
The Crust, The Mantle, The Outer Core, The Inner Core
A Thin Rock Material
The Crust:
:A Dense and Mostly SolidRock Material
The Mantle
Liquid Iron and Nickel
The Outer Core:
Solid Iron and Nickel
The Inner Core:
is an Electromagnet
The Iron Core of the Earth
The space surrounding the magnet up to which its influence felt is known as
magnetic field
States that The space surrounding the magnet up to which its influence felt is known as magnetic field
Michael Faraday
is the force of attraction or repulsion of a magnetic material due to the arrangement of its atoms, particularly its electrons
Magnetism
The ends of a magnet are where the magnetic effect is the strongest.
“poles.”
each magnet has 2poles –
1 north, 1 south
MAGNETIC DIPOLE 2 Types
Like pole repels!, Opposite poles attract!
is one of two ways that the intensity of a magnetic field can be expressed
Magnetic field strength
magnetic field strength H, measured in
amperes per meter (A/m),
amperes per meter (A/m),
magnetic field strength H
magnetic flux density B, measured in
Newton-meters per ampere (Nm/A), also called teslas (T)
Newton-meters per ampere (Nm/A), also called teslas (T)
magnetic flux density B
B stands for the
magnetic Flux density
which means the number of magnetic field lines of force crossing through a material
magnetic Flux density (B)
which is the force experienced by a unit North pole placed in a magnetic field.
magnetic field strength (H)
H for the
magnetic field strength
denotes the magnetic field strength which is a measure of the force in space, that is without any material medium
H value
. It is the complete force due to the magnetic field that is being generated
H value
The process by which a substance, such as iron or steel, becomes magnetized by a magnetic field
Magnetic induction
is a substance that can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field
ferromagnetic material
There are two groups of magnetic materials as
soft magnetic materials and hard magnetic materials.
is a good example of a ferromagnetic material
Iron
cannot be demagnetized once it is magnetized
hard iron
can be demagnetized once it is magnetized
soft iron
permanent magnets
hard iron
used as electromagnets
soft iron