Across
- 5. in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is the sum of the squares of the other two sides
- 6. align your right thumb so that it points in the direction of the current, and your fingers will indicate the direction of the magnetic field lines
- 11. the direction that the north-seeking arrow of a compass points toward
- 13. a material or object that produces a magnetic field
- 14. a magnet that is a piece of metal surrounded by a coil and becomes magnetic when an electric current is passed through the coil
- 15. a material that allows electricity to flow through it easily
- 17. the pole of a magnet that is attracted south
- 19. the area around a magnetic material where the magnetic force acts
- 20. the direction that the south-seeking arrow of a compass points toward
Down
- 1. made up of one or more closed circuits containing a magnetic flux
- 2. energy stored in a material that produces a magnetic field
- 3. a push or pull on an object
- 4. the region where the magnetic field is the strongest at each end of a magnet
- 7. a magnetic field created by an electric current
- 8. a magnet that occurs naturally in nature
- 9. the pole of a magnet that is attracted north
- 10. to force something apart or move away from each other
- 12. certain metals that are pulled in by the magnet's magnetic field
- 16. a flow of charged particles or electricity
- 18. a device used to find the direction of a magnetic field