Magentic Fields Vocab Flashcards
Attract
To pull objects toward one another
Repel
To put away from each other
Variable
Something that can be changed and may be measured
Isolate
To seperate or set apart
model
an object, diagram or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simplier or easier to see
system
a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
magentic pole
one of the two opposite ends of a magnet
Magnetic field
the space aroung a magnet in which magnetic forces can act on objects
magentic field line
A line that connects opposite magnetic poles and represent the strength and direction of the magnetic field
Refute
to provide evidence against a claim
energy
the ability to make things move or change
kinetic energy
the energy that an object has because it’s feelings
potential energy
the energy that is strong in a object or system
convert
to change from one type to another
transfer
to move from one object to another or one place to another