Science Electricity and Magnetism Vocabulary

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.  is the buildup of an electrical charge in or on the surface of an object

• static electricity

• naturally-occurring electricity

• human-harnessed electricity

• current electricity

a property of certain types of materials that allows them to attract or repel other objects that have this property.

• magnetism

• physical change

• inherited physical traits

• electricity

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the property of matter that causes electricity

• magnetic field

• electrical charge

• static electricity

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the build up of an electrical charge on a material

• magnet

• static electricity

• magnetism

a flow of charged particles

• electric current

• static electricity

• magnetic field

an object that can attract objects made of iron, cobalt, steel, and nickel

• attract

• magnet

• pole

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the ability of an object to push or pull on another object that has the magnetic property

• magnetism

• repel

• static electricity

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one of two ends of a magnet where the magnetic force is strongest

• repel

• pole

• attract

the area around a magnet where its force can attract or repel

• attract

• magnetism

• magnetic field

a path that an electric current flows

• electric current

• circuit

• repel