Magnetic Fields Glossary

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attract

Back

to pull objects toward one another

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convert

Back

to change from one type to another

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electromagnet

Back

a type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current

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energy

Back

the ability to make things move or change

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force

Back

a push or a pull that can change the motion of an object

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isolate

Back

to separate or set apart

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kinetic energy

Back

the energy that an object has because it is moving

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magnetic field

Back

the space around a magnet in which magnetic forces can act on objects

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magnetic field line

Back

a line that connects opposite magnetic poles and represents the strength and direction of the magnetic field

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magnetic pole

Back

one of the two opposite ends of a magnet