Chapter 9 Vocabulary
Across
- 4. the region around a charged object where the object's electric force is e3xerted on other charged objects.
- 8. any material that attracts iron and materials that contain iron.
- 10. a magnet created by wrapping a coil of wire with a current running through it around a core of material that is easily magnetized.
- 12. the force between charged objects.
- 13. a buildup of charges on an object.
- 14. a force produced when magnetic poles interact.
- 15. the continuous flow of electrical charges through a material.
- 18. a device that increases or decreases voltage, which often consists of two separate coils of insulated wires wrapped around an iron core.
- 19. a tiny particle that moves around the outside of the nucleus of an atom.
Down
- 1. a coil of wire with a current.
- 2. the force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials.
- 3. the process of generating an electric current from the motion of a conductor through a magnetic field.
- 5. a device that uses an electromagnet to detect small amounts of current.
- 6. the region around a magnet where the magnetic force is exerted.
- 7. a material that allows electric charges to flow.
- 9. a device that transfers mechanical energy into electrical energy.
- 11. the relationship between electricity and magnetism.
- 16. a device that transforms electrical energy to mechanical energy.
- 17. the ends of a magnetic object, where the magnetic force is strongest.