Gravity, Electricity & Magnetism | Force & Motion Gravity, Electricity & Magnetism | Force & Motion Vocabulary Test

a region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts

• electro-magnetic

• friction

• magnetic fields

• gravity

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a body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it

• weight

• direct currents

• series circuit

• cell

a device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit

• induction

• electric force

• motor

• switch

the region of space surrounding a body in which another body experiences a force of gravitational attraction.

• gravitational fields

• friction

• discharge

• gravity

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the SI unit of force

• newtons

• magnetic forces

• electric forces

• static discharge

attraction or repulsion that arises between electrically charged particles because of their motion

• parallel circuit

• series circuit

• electric forces

• magnetic forces

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an electric current flowing in one direction only.

• switch

• cell

• direct currents

• load

an electric current that reverses its direction many times a second at regular intervals, typically used in power supplies

• alternating current

• circuit

• motor

• generator

a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for some other device with moving parts.

• motor

• circuit

• solenoids

• electric force

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the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another

• gravity

• parallel circuit

• series circuit

• friction