Amplify Magnetic Fields Review

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What is potential energy?

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The energy that is stored in an object or system.

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What will happen next when two magnets are involved?

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The trains will move away from each other because the magnetic force will push the trains apart.

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Will these magnets attract or repel?

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Repel.

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What happens to the energy in a system of magnets when the magnetic force causes two magnets to move?

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Some of the potential energy is converted to kinetic energy.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy that an object has because it is moving.

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What is magnetic force?

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The force exerted by magnets when they attract or repel each other.

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What happens when like poles of magnets are brought together?

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They repel each other.

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What happens when opposite poles of magnets are brought together?

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They attract each other.

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What is the relationship between potential energy and kinetic energy in a moving system?

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As potential energy decreases, kinetic energy increases, and vice versa.

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What is a magnet?

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An object that produces a magnetic field and can attract or repel other magnets.