Unit 2 Vocabulary Quiz

A device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.

• Electromagnet

• Electric Motor

• Transformer

• Generator

Electric Field: The region around a magnet where magnetic forces can act.

• The region around a magnet where magnetic forces can act.

• The interaction between electricity and magnetism.

• A device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.

• A region around a charged object where other objects experience an electric force.

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The region around a magnet where magnetic forces can act.

• Electric Current

• Magnetic Field

• Magnetic Pole

• Electric Field

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Static Electricity: What is the accumulation of electric charge on an object?

• The force of attraction or repulsion between electrically charged objects.

• The flow of electric charge.

• The accumulation of electric charge on an object.

• The process of generating a current by moving an electrical conductor in a magnetic field.

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Definition: A temporary magnet created by wrapping a wire around an iron core and passing a current through it.

• Generator

• Solenoid

• Transformer

• Electromagnet

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Galvanometer: What is an instrument that detects and measures small electric currents?

• An instrument that detects and measures small electric currents.

• An object that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field.

• A coil of wire with an electric current in it.

• A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

The force of attraction or repulsion generated by magnets.

• Magnetism

• Electric Force

• Magnetic Force

• Magnetic Field

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A material that allows electric charges to flow.

• Magnet

• Conductor

• Magnetic Field

• Generator

An object that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field.

• Magnet

• Conductor

• Generator

• Solenoid

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Electromagnetism: The interaction between electricity and magnetism.

• The interaction between electricity and magnetism.

• The properties and interactions of magnets.

• The process of generating a current by moving an electrical conductor in a magnetic field.

• The accumulation of electric charge on an object.

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