Electricity and Magnetism Vocab

Front

Materials that resist electric current flow.

Back

insulator

Front

Material that allows electric current to flow?

Back

conductors

Front

Flow of electric charge through a conductor (wire)

Back

electric current

Front

Area around an object with force?

Back

magnetic field

Front

Property of materials that attract or repel objects with this property.

Back

magnetism

Front

Region around a magnet that exerts force on magnets and magnetic materials.

Back

magnetic field

Front

Materials like metals where electrons move easily

Back

conductors

Front

Region around an electric charge exerting force on other charges

Back

electric field

Front

Opposite charges do this

Back

attract

Front

Like poles/charges do this

Back

repel