Magnetic Forces and Fields

Magnetic Forces and Fields

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Science

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9th - 12th Grade

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Hard

Created by

Barbara White

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Magnet Noun

[mag-net]

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Magnet


A material or object that produces a magnetic field, allowing it to attract certain metals like iron.

Example: This image shows that magnets have north and south poles, and that similar poles (North-North) create a repulsive magnetic force, pushing each other apart.
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2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Magnetic Poles Noun

[mag-net-ik pohls]

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Magnetic Poles


The two regions of a magnet, designated north and south, where the magnetic force is the strongest.

Example: This diagram shows a bar magnet's North (N) and South (S) poles, with arrows illustrating the magnetic field lines flowing from north to south.
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3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Magnetic Force Noun

[mag-net-ik fors]

Back

Magnetic Force


The noncontact force of attraction or repulsion that arises between electrically charged particles because of their motion.

Example: This image shows that the magnetic force causes opposite poles of two magnets (North and South) to pull toward and attract each other.
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4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Magnetic Monopole Noun

[mag-net-ik mon-uh-pohl]

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Magnetic Monopole


A hypothetical particle that is a magnet with only one magnetic pole, such as an isolated north pole.

Example: This image shows that cutting a magnet always creates two smaller magnets, each with a north and south pole, proving single magnetic poles (monopoles) don't exist.
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5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Magnetic Moment Noun

[mag-net-ik moh-ment]

Back

Magnetic Moment


A vector quantity representing the magnetic strength and orientation of a magnet, atom, or subatomic particle.

Example: A magnet's strength and direction, its magnetic moment, creates an invisible magnetic field shown by lines flowing from the North (N) to the South (S) pole.
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6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Orbital Magnetic Moment Noun

[or-bi-tuhl mag-net-ik moh-ment]

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Orbital Magnetic Moment


The magnetic moment that is generated by the orbital motion of an electron around an atom's nucleus.

Example: An electron orbiting a nucleus acts like a tiny loop of electric current, creating a magnetic field called the orbital magnetic moment.
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7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Spin Magnetic Moment Noun

[spin mag-net-ik moh-ment]

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Spin Magnetic Moment


The magnetic moment generated by the intrinsic angular momentum, or spin, of an electron on its own axis.

Example: An electron's spin creates a tiny magnetic field. This field can either align with an external magnetic field (spin up) or against it (spin down).
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