Topic 6 Vocabulary Electricality and magnetism
Across
- 5. The region around a magnet where the magnetic force is exerted
- 7. 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
- 11. A material that conducts heat or electricity well and allows electric charges to flow
- 12. the buildup of charges on an object
- 14. device that transforms electrical energy to mechanical energy
- 17. the continuous flow of electrical charges through a material.
- 20. the relationship between electricity and magnetism
Down
- 1. coil of wire with a current
- 2. the process of generating an electric current from the motion of a conductor through a magnetic field.
- 3. device that uses an electromagnet to detect small amounts of current
- 4. the force between charged objects.
- 6. an automatic device for stopping the flow of current in an electrical circuit as a safety precaution.
- 8. A tiny particle that moves around the outside of the nucleus of an atom. Negative charge
- 9. device that transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy
- 13. device that increases or decreases voltage, which often consists of two separate coils of insulated wires wrapped around an iron core
- 15. The ends of a magnetic object, where the magnetic force is strongest
- 16. the region around a charged object where the object’s electric force is exerted on other charged objects.
- 18. A force produced when magnetic poles interact.
- 19. the force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials.