7.4 - 7.6 Vocabulary

What is a device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy?

• Electric Motor
• Electric Generator
• Transformer
• Electromagnet

What device converts electrical energy into mechanical energy?

• Electromagnet
• Electric Motor
• Solenoid
• Magnet

What is a coil that has an iron core and acts as a magnet when an electric current is in the coil?

• Transformer
• Electromagnet
• Magnetic Field
• Kinetic Energy

What is the process of creating a current in a circuit by changing a magnetic field?

• Electromagnetic Induction
• Electromagnetism
• Mechanical Energy
• Potential Energy

What term describes the interaction between electricity and magnetism?

• Electromagnetism
• Magnetic Force
• Kinetic Energy
• Magnetic Pole

What is the energy of an object that is due to the object’s motion?

• Potential Energy
• Kinetic Energy
• Mechanical Energy
• Magnetic Field

What is any material that attracts iron or materials containing iron?

• Magnet
• Solenoid
• Transformer
• Electromagnet

What is the force of attraction or repulsion generated by moving or spinning electric charges?

• Magnetic Field
• Magnetic Force
• Mechanical Energy
• Electromagnetic Induction

What are the two points of a magnet that have opposing magnetic qualities called?

• Magnetic Field
• Magnetic Pole
• Electromagnet
• Solenoid

What is the region where a magnetic force can be detected?

• Magnetic Field
• Mechanical Energy
• Electromagnetic Induction
• Kinetic Energy