Vocab flashcard 6

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What is a magnet?

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any material that attracts iron and materials that contain iron

Front

Area around a magnet where its magnetic force exists

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magnetic field

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Magnetic Pole

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The strongest parts of a magnet.

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Force of attraction/repulsion of magnetic materials

Back

magnetism

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Tendency of an object to resist motion change

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inertia

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F = MxA

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Newton's 2nd law

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Amount of matter in an object:

Back

mass

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Forces that can act at a distance without touching an object.

Back

noncontact forces (field)

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Rate at which velocity changes

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acceleration