Unit 2 Review - Science

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What is static electricity?

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The electric charge at rest on an object.

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How can you increase the strength of an electromagnet?

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By increasing the number of wraps in the solenoid.

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What are two ways to make an electromagnet stronger?

Back

Add more wire coils and/or batteries.

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What type of magnetic poles will attract each other?

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Opposite poles.

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What is the strongest part of a magnet?

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The poles.

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Define electromagnetism.

Back

The interaction of electric currents or fields and magnetic fields.

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What is a solenoid?

Back

A coil of wire that produces a magnetic field when carrying an electric current.

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What happens when like poles of a magnet are brought together?

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They repel each other.

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What is the relationship between electric current and magnetic fields?

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An electric current produces a magnetic field.

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What is the principle behind a compass?

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A compass aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic field.