Module 1 TWIG Science Vocabulary Flashcard #2 (3rd Grade)

Front

An electrical charge that can build up on materials that are poor conductors, causing sparks or movement.

Back

static electricity

Front

A metal object producing a magnetic field that attracts certain objects towards it.

Back

magnet

Front

A force (push or pull) that acts between magnets or moving electric charges.

Back

magnetic force

Front

The force produced by magnets.

Back

magnetism

Front

Areas around magnets where the magnet's force acts on magnetic objects and changes the way they move.

Back

magnetic field

Front

The two ends, or sides, of a magnet, described with the words north or south.

Back

magnetic poles

Front

A force pulling two things toward each other.

Back

attraction

Front

The action of two things pushing away from each other, the opposite of attraction.

Back

repulsion

Front

A type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current (electricity). By taking away the electricity running through it, this can be turned off.

Back

electromagnet

Front

True or false: Aluminum foil or the shiny silver piece of the inside of a bag of chips is magnetic.

Back

False