Magnetism Vocabulary
Across
- 2. First to produce an electric current from a magnetic field
- 3. Formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation
- 6. A device with a magnetized free spinning needle
- 8. A drawing to represent a magnetic field, lines point into the south and away from the north
- 12. The places (poles) on Earth where the axis of rotation intersects with the surface
- 14. A device that turns electrical energy into mechanical work
- 15. A device that turns mechanical work into electrical energy
- 16. A type of electromagnet formed from a coil of wire
- 18. The places (poles) on a magnet where the field is strongest
- 19. Flow of charge
- 20. A protective region surrounding the Earth in space
Down
- 1. States: A changing magnetic field will cause current to flow
- 4. Discovered and patented the rotating magnetic field
- 5. A push or a pull
- 7. An area where a magnetic force exists
- 9. A temporary magnet created by an electric current
- 10. A material that shows strong magnetic properties
- 11. A device that increases or decreases voltage
- 13. A grouping of atoms that have their magnetic fields aligned
- 17. Discovered current in a wire caused a deflection in a magnetic compass