Physical Science 2
Across
- 3. the process through which electrons are attracted to or repelled by an external electric field causing the electrons to move within their own atoms
- 8. the attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials
- 10. the difference in electrical potential energy per charge between two places in a circuit
- 11. lines that map out the magnetic field around a magnet
- 12. the relationship between electricity and magnetism
- 13. a buildup of charges on an object
- 15. a material that does not conduct heat well or easily allow electric charges to flow
- 18. a device that increases or decreases voltage, which often consists of two separate coils of insulated wire wrapped around an iron core
- 21. the process of generating an electric current form the motion of a conductor through a magnetic field
- 22. a device that transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy
- 26. The ends of a magnetic object, where the magnetic force is the strongest.
- 27. the force between charged objects
- 28. the continuous flow of electric charges through a material
- 30. a complete, unbroken path through which electric charges can flow
- 31. a coil of wire with a current
- 32. the loss of static electricity as electric charges transfer form one object to another
Down
- 1. a magnet created by wrapping a coil of wire with a current running though it around a core of material that is easily magnetized
- 2. a device that uses an electromagnet to detect small amounts of current
- 4. the transfer of one single heat particle through another
- 5. any material that attracts iron and materials that contain iron
- 6. the region around a charged object where the object's electric force is exerted on other charged objects
- 7. a method of redistributing the charge on an object by means of the electric field of another; the object has no direct contact
- 9. the angle between geographic north and the north to which a compass needle points
- 14. the measurement of how difficult it is for charges to flow through an object
- 16. the force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other
- 17. current consisting of charges that move back and forth in a circuit
- 19. a device that transforms electrical energy to mechanical energy
- 20. the law that states that charges are neither created nor destroyed
- 23. current consisting of charges that flow in only one direction in a circuit
- 24. the area of a magnetic field
- 25. the attraction or repulsion between magnetic poles
- 29. the transfer of heat from one particle of matter to another
- 33. a device with a magnetized needle that can spin freely