Science Electricity & Magnetism Vocabulary

A magnet in the shape of a bar with poles at its ends is a

• bar mineral

• horseshoe magnet

• bar magazine

• bar magnet

Material that can carry electricity or heat is a

• reducer

• reconstruction

• conductor

• insulator

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The path that an electric current flows is a

• electric current

• static electricity

• electromagnet

• electric circuit

The flow of electrical power or charge is

• static electricity

• electricity

• electric circuit

• electromagnet

An electromagnet is

• a piece of plastic encircled by a coil of wire through which an electric current is passed to magnetize the iron

• a piece of iron encircled by a coil of string through which an electric current is passed to magnetize the iron

• a piece of iron encircled by a coil of wire through which an electric current is passed to melt the iron

• a piece of iron encircled by a coil of wire through which an electric current is passed to magnetize the iron

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An electron is

• an elementary particle consisting of a charge of negative electricity

• an elementary particle consisting of a charge of positive electricity

• an elementary particle consisting of a charge of negative emotions

• an elementary particle consisting of a charge of neutral electricity

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A material that resists the flow of electricity or heat is a

• insulator, and examples are copper and other metals.

• insulator, and examples are plastic and rubber.

• conductor, and examples are copper and other metals.

• conductor, and examples are plastic and rubber.

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This is the magnetic effect of electric currents and magnetic materials

• Magnetic force

• Magnetic field

• Electromagnet

• electron

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A basic force of nature, like electricity and gravity, that works over a distance.

• magnetism

• electricity

• gravity

• consumer

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The build up of an electrical charge on the surface of an object

• electrical current

• magnetism

• static electricity

• electrical circuit