Magnetic Forces Vocab

Question 1

a piece of iron that has its atoms so ordered that the material exhibits properties of magnetism, such as attracting other iron-containing objects or aligning itself in an external magnetic field

Answer 1

Magnet

Question 2

A magnetic field is a force field that is created by moving electric charges and magnetic dipoles and exerts a force on other nearby moving charges and magnetic dipoles

Answer 2

Magnetic Force

Question 3

is a region in which the magnetic fields of atoms are grouped together and aligned.

Answer 3

Magnetic Domains

Question 4

contain unpaired electrons, each with a small magnetic field of its own, that align readily with each other in response to an external magnetic field.

Answer 4

Ferromagnetic Materials