Electricity and Magnetism Vocabulary

The area around a magnet in which there is a magnetic force.

• Magnet Field

• Magnet Force

• Magnetic Pole

• Magnet

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The invisible push or pull produced by a magnet.

• Magnetic Field

• Magnetic Force

• Magnetic Pole

• Magnet

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One end of a magnet.

• Magnetic Field

• Magnetic Force

• Magnetic Pole

• Magnet

An object that has a magnetic field.

• Magnetic Field

• Magnetic Force

• Magnetic Pole

• Magnet

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Measures the strength and direction of the forces pushing or pulling on a positive charge at any given point.

• Magnet

• Electric Field

• Static Electricity

• Electric Charge

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

• Magnet

• Electric Field

• Static Electricity

• Electric Charge

A property of an atom that depends on the number of electrons it has.

• Magnet

• Electric Field

• Static Electricity

• Electric Charge

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Material that resists the flow of electricity or heat is

• conductor

• insulator

• motor

• magnet

A circuit in which the parts are connected so that the electric current passes through each part along a single pathway

• parallel circuit

• magnet circuit

• series circuit

• electric cell

A device that changes electrical energy into energy of motion

• magnet

• motor

• cell

• generator