Electricity and Magnetism Vocab

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Device that alters voltage, often with two coils around an iron core.

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transformer

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Device that converts mechanical to electrical energy

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generator

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Generating electric current from a conductor's motion in a magnetic field

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electromagnetic induction

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Device that converts electrical to mechanical energy

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electric motor

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Device using an electromagnet to detect small currents

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galvanometer

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A magnet formed by a wire coil with current around a magnetizable core.

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electromagnet

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A coil of wire with a current

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solenoid

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Electricity & magnetism relationship

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electromagnetism

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Region around a magnet where magnetic force is exerted

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magnetic field

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Ends of a magnetic object with the strongest force

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magnetic pole