Study Guide Flashcards

1
Q

An object that attracts iron and other materials that have magnetic qualities similar to iron

A

Magnet

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2
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A force of attraction or repulsion created by a magnet

A

Magnetic force

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3
Q

The place on a magnet where the force it exerts is strongest

A

Magnetic pole

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4
Q

Stored energy due to the interactions of magnetic poles in a magnetic field

A

Magnetic potential energy

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5
Q

Region in a magnetic material in which the magnetic fields of the atoms all point in the same direction

A

Magnetic domain

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6
Q

The invisible region around a charged object where an electric force is applied

A

Electric Field

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7
Q

The stored energy due to the interactions of charges in an electric field

A

Electric potential energy

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8
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The condition of having an unbalanced amount of positive charge or negative charge

A

Electrically charge

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9
Q

A particle with equal amounts of positive charge and negative charge

A

Electrically neutral

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10
Q

Charging an object without touching it

A

Induction

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11
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A material through which electrons cannot easily move

A

Electric insulator

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12
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A material through which electrons easily move

A

Electric conductor

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13
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The transfer of charged particles between 2 conductors

A

Conduction

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14
Q

What is all matter made out of

A

Atoms

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15
Q

Circuit is complete and electric energy flows through the circuit

A

Closed circuit

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16
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A circuit that is not complete and no electric energy flows through the circuit

A

Open circuit

17
Q

The movement of electrically charged particles

A

Electric current

18
Q

The electrical potential energy difference per charge between two places on an electric circuit

A

Voltage

19
Q

A magnet created by wrapping a current-carrying wire around a ferromagnetic core

A

Electromagnet

20
Q

A device that uses a magnetic field to transform mechanical energy to electric energy

A

Electric generator

21
Q

An electric current that continually flows in one direction

A

Direct current

22
Q

An electric current that changes direction in a regular pattern

A

Alternating current

23
Q

The interactions between electric charges and magnets

A

Electromagnetism