Magnetic Field Vocabulary

A region around an object that can attract or repel other objects in its area.

• Compass

• Field

• Force

• Magnet

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An object or material that generates a magnetic field.

• Compass

• Field

• Force

• Magnet

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The opposite points on a magnet where the magnetic field lines converge (south pole) or diverge (north pole).

• Magnetic Field

• Magnetic Poles

• Electric Field

• Electric Charge

A wire coil, sometimes wrapped around a metal core, that produces a magnetic field when electricity runs through the wire.

• Magnetic Field

• Electron

• Electromagnet

• Magnetic

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The region around a magnet where the magnetic force is exerted is called a(n)...

• magnetic force

• magnetic field

• magnetic current

• magnetic poles

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Any material that attracts iron and materials that contain iron is classified as a(n)...

• magnet

• magnetism

• electric current

• magnetic force

A device that shows the direction of the magnetic field.

• A) Compass

• B) Magnet

• C) Electromagnet

• D) Field

The force that a magnetic field exerts on a moving electric charge is called...

• A) Magnetic Force

• B) Electric Force

• C) Gravitational Force

• D) Nuclear Force

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The unit of magnetic field strength in the International System of Units (SI) is...

• A) Tesla

• B) Newton

• C) Joule

• D) Watt

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A material that does not allow magnetic lines of force to pass through it easily is known as...

• A) Diamagnetic

• B) Paramagnetic

• C) Ferromagnetic

• D) Non-magnetic