Magnetism Flashcards

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1
Q

Bar magnets are examples of ___ magnets

A

Permanent magnets

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2
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Magnets are ____, which means they have two distinct and opposite ends

A

Polarized

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3
Q

The reason magnets attract and repel each other are due to the ____ ____ around them

A

Magnetic fields

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4
Q

Magnetic fields are strongest at the ___

A

Poles

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5
Q

Field lines start at the ___ pole and end at the ___ pole

A

North Pole
South pole

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6
Q

If you break a magnet in half the two halves will still be ___

A

Polarized

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7
Q

____ - A group of neighboring atoms that have the magnetic fields of their electrons aligned in the same direction

A

Domain

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8
Q

Magnetic materials have their domains aligned in the ___ direction

A

Same direction

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9
Q

Non-magnetic materials have domains in ____ directions

A

Random

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10
Q

Magnetic domains can be ___ to create a magnetized object by:
Placing the material in an external magnetic field
Rubbing the material w a magnet

A

Alligned

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11
Q

Magnetic domains can be ___ to demagnetize through object by:
Dropping a magnet repeatedly
Heating a magnet

A

Unaligned

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12
Q

____ - Describes the relationship between electricity and magnetism

A

Electromagnetism

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13
Q

We use ____ to generate electricity, store memory on computers, generate pictures on tv’s, diagnose illnesses, etc

A

Electromagnets

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14
Q

Electromagnetism works on the principle that moving charges (or currents) interact with and generate ____ ___

A

Magnetic fields

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15
Q

When __ electricity is passed through a wire, a magnetic field rotates around the wire in a specific direction

A

DC electricity

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16
Q

____ ___ ___ - If you take your right hand and wrap it around the wire, with your thumb pointing in the direction of the electrical current (positive to negative), then your fingers are pointing in the direction of the magnetic field around the wire

A

Right Hand Rule

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17
Q

____ - A long coil of wire consisting of many loops

A

Solenoid

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18
Q

The __ loops a solenoid has or the ____ the current through the wire, the stronger the magnetic field

A

More loops
Stronger the current

19
Q

In a ___ ____ the magnetic field runs from the north to the South Pole

A

Bar magnet

20
Q

In a ____, the magnetic field forms around the wire. If we wrap that wire around a metal object (core), we can often magnetize that object and concentrate the magnetic field

A

Wire

21
Q

Adding more loops, increasing the current or voltage, presence of a core = ____ magnetic field

A

Stronger magnetic field

22
Q

When a wire/conductor moves in a magnetic field, a ___ acts on the charges in the wire

A

Force

23
Q

___ is done on the charges, causing the electrons to move

A

Work

24
Q

___ magnetic fields can induce a current in a wire

A

Changing magnetic fields

25
Q

____ - Very sensitive ammeter, measures current

A

Galvanometer

26
Q

___ ___ - Is a measurement of the total magnetic field which passes through a given area.

A

Magnetic Flux

27
Q

For EM induction to occur; and the wire or the magnetic field needs to be moving or ___ in strength. This means ___ in magnetic flux

A

Changing
Changes

28
Q

___ ___ ___ - Induces a voltage, which then induces current. This allows us to make electricity without a power source

A

Changing magnetic field

29
Q

____ - Take electrical energy and convert it to mechanical energy using electromagnetism

A

Motors

30
Q

Motors use direct or alternating current to create a changing magnetic field through the wire loop that causes it to ___ when near another magnet

A

Spin

31
Q

___ - Take mechanical energy and convert it into electrical energy using electromagnetism

A

Generators

32
Q

Generators rely on the concept that changing magnetic fields will induce a ___ in a coil of wire

A

Current

33
Q

___ consists of a permanent magnet and an electromagnet (the armature/rotor)

A

Motor

34
Q

When ____ ___ runs through the wire, the armature becomes magnetized

A

Electric current

35
Q

The ___ end of the armature is attracted to the South Pole of the permanent magnet

A

North

36
Q

After half a turn, the direction of the current is ___ causing the poles on the electromagnet to reverse and rotation to occur

A

Reversed

37
Q

Generator
Electromagnetic induction
Producing __ by moving a magnet through a coil of wire

A

Current

38
Q

The induced current is ____ when the magnet was moved quickly

A

Larger

39
Q

How do you create an electromagnet?

A

Wrap a wire around a core (better if it’s metal), and running current through the wire

40
Q

How does a motor work?

A

Electrons flow through a loop of wire that is between two strong magnets, when charges move in loops they create their own magnetic field, the new magnetic field makes the loop rotate to align with the strong magnets it’s between, and the rotation of the loop causes the axle of the motor to turn

41
Q

Is voltage more or less important than the amount of coils?

A

More important

42
Q

If a loop of wire is being rotated by an EXTERNAL force, it is a __

A

Generator

43
Q

Generator produces (AC/DC)

A

Alternating current (AC)