MAGNETIC & ELECTRIC FORCES

Front

a buildup of charges on an object

Back

static electricity

Front

the continuous flow of electrical charges through a material

Back

electric current

Front

The region around a charged object where the object's electric force is exerted on other charged objects.

Back

electric field

Front

The force between charged objects

Back

electric force

Front

a negatively-charged particle that moves around the outside of the nucleus of an atom

Back

electron

Front

any object that attracts iron and materials that contain iron

Back

magnet

Front

the region around a magnet where the magnetic force is exerted

Back

magnetic field

Front

a force produced when magnetic poles interact

Back

magnetic force

Front

either end of a magnetic object, where the magnetic force is strongest

Back

magnetic pole

Front

Charges flow through a circuit due to differences in ___.

Back

potential energy