Across
- 5. when a wire recoils because its magnetic field is repelling another magnetic field
- 7. a device that uses a permanent magnet to attract to natural magnetic field in order to navigate an area
- 8. a type of current that stays at a relatively constant voltage such as a battery
- 11. what happens to metals like iron when they're near an electric current. they become ___
- 13. energy that is in motion or transforming one type of energy to another
- 14. the ability to create a current using a magnetic field while still being electrically isolated from the circuit
- 16. when like charges or poles are close to each other they do this
- 17. a factory used to produce electricity from burning a fossil fuel or nuclear reaction
- 18. when opposite charges or poles are close to each other they do this
- 19. the effect of electrons escaping their atoms and floating around to other atoms
Down
- 1. a type of fan that is moved by steam in a power plant to generate electricity
- 2. a force that can push or pull objects without touching them
- 3. a piece of metal that can make an electromagnet stronger when it is placed inside the coil
- 4. the turns in a coil that help reinforce a magnetic field
- 6. the branch of science that deals with electricity and magnetism
- 9. the effect created around an electrical current that can change regular metal such as iron into a magnet
- 10. a device that uses electromagnetism to convert motion into electricity
- 12. stored energy such as a battery or fuel that can be released to create motion
- 15. a metal often used in electric circuits because it is a good conductor of electricity
- 20. a shape of wire that can be used to reinforce a current to increase the magnetic field surrounding it
