science vocab project
Across
- 1. two ends of a magnet where the magnetic forces are strongest
- 3. Kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object
- 5. stored energy
- 8. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
- 9. a coil of wire with an electric current in it
- 10. a push or pull on an object
- 13. any material that attracts iron and materials that contain iron
- 15. A material through which electric charge can flow easily
- 17. The combination of all forces acting on an object
- 20. The area of magnetic force around a magnet
- 22. resistance by friction from air or water moving over a surface
- 23. A substance that can conduct electricity under some conditions
- 24. electric charge at rest; generally produced by friction or induction
- 27. a device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy
- 29. a material in which charges cannot move freely
Down
- 2. a device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
- 4. The interaction between electricity and magnetism
- 6. a device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
- 7. energy of motion
- 11. the energy an object has due to its motion
- 12. A device that increases or decreases the voltage of alternating current
- 14. a coil that has a soft iron core and that acts as a magnet when an electric current is in the coil
- 16. an electrical property of matter that creates electric and magnetic forces and interactions
- 18. a single characteristic of data that appears in a table as a column
- 19. a friction force that acts on objects that are not moving
- 21. The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
- 25. the motion of a falling object when the only force acting on it is gravity
- 26. the attraction or repulsion between magnetic poles
- 28. The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space