Natural Forces Unit Vocabulary

the transfer of energy through direct contact

• insulation

• convection

• radiation

• conduction

the process of creating an electrical or magnetic effect without direct contact

• conduction

• induction

• generation

• current

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material through which electric current can flow with little or no resistance

• insulator

• current

• conductor

• electron

A material that does not easily allow the passage of energy

• insulator

• circuit

• conductor

• inductor

a physical force field that surrounds electrically charged particles

• magnetic field

• atomic field

• electric field

• particle field

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a physical force field created by moving charges or magnetic materials

• electric field

• magnetic field

• electronic field

• proton field

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1. A temporary magnet created by passing an electric current through a coil of wire

• horseshoe magnet

• bar magnet

• magnetic field

• electromagnet

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The force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces rub against each other

• friction

• conduction

• induction

• sliding

a machine that converts mechanical energy into electricity

• converter

• motor

• generator

• engine

A device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy

• Generator

• Simple motor

• Engine

• Windmill

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