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Electromagnetism Vocab

Authored by Robert Mathews

Physics

11th Grade

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Electromagnetism Vocab
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

electric field

The force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials

The region around a charged object where the object’s electric force is exerted on other charged objects.

Region surrounding a planet which contains charged particles controlled by the planet's magnetic field.

An instrument for measuring the magnitude and the direction of a magnetic field

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

electric charge

Any material that attracts iron and materials that contain iron.

The force between charged objects.

Material, energy, or information that goes into a system.

A part of the shore that sticks out into the ocean.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

static electricity

The ends of a magnetic object, where the magnetic force is the strongest

The electromagnetic spectrum is the complete range of wavelengths of the electromagnetic radiation.

A buildup of charges on an object.

An orbit which describes an ellipse or oval shape

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

friction

The region around a magnet where the magnetic force is exerted.

The molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water in the mantle.

An instrument for measuring the magnitude and the direction of a magnetic field.

The transfer of electrons from one uncharged object to another uncharged object by rubbing.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

conduction

Lines that map out the magnetic field around a magnet.

A method of charging an object by allowing electrons to flow by direct contact from one object to another object.

How bright a star appears without any correction made for its distance

The main sequence of stars on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, containing about 90% of all known stars

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

induction

Lines that map out the magnetic field around a magnet.

The end of a magnet where the magnetic force is the strongest.

How bright a star appears without any correction made for its distance

A method of redistributing the charge on an object by means of the electric field of another object; the objects have no direct contact.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

static discharge

The angle between geographic north and true north.

A piece of rock or dust in space with the potential to enter Earth's atmosphere and become a meteor or meteorite.

A NASA satellite to study the cosmic microwave background that was launched in 2001.

The loss of static electricity as electric charges transfer from one object to another.

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