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Magnets & Electricity

Magnets & Electricity. Vocabulary. Magnets. Magnet. an object that can push or pick up materials made of iron, steel, or nickel. Attract. to cause to draw near or adhere by physical force. Magnetic poles are attracted to their opposites. N. S. N. S. Repel.

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Magnets & Electricity

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  1. Magnets & Electricity Vocabulary

  2. Magnets

  3. Magnet • an object that can push or pick up materials made of iron, steel, or nickel

  4. Attract • to cause to draw near or adhere by physical force. Magnetic poles are attracted to their opposites. N S N S

  5. Repel • to cause to push apart. The same poles will repel each other. S N N S

  6. Magnetic Pole • the places on the magnet where the magnetism is the strongest. N S

  7. Electricity

  8. Electricity • a form of energy that is produced when electrons move from one place to another place Electron Electricity -> Atom

  9. Electric Current • the constant flow of electrons

  10. Conductor • materials that allow electricity to move through them easily • Examples: foil, metal, water, most liquids, humans (because we are made mostly of water)

  11. Insulator • Materials that resist the flow of electricity • Examples: rubber, plastic, cardboard Metal wires Plastic insulator Another plastic insulator

  12. Electric Circuit • a pathway that electrons flow through (a circle)

  13. Open Circuit • there is no flow of electrical current. The flow is interrupted. • Examples: light bulb is out, light switch is off, battery is dead

  14. Closed circuit • Electricity flows without interruption • Examples: Light switch is on, battery in the game

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