What happens when current running through a wire is placed in the field of a permanent magnet?
Magnetism and Electromagnetism

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Electrical energy is transformed into mechanical energy.
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What do electric currents passing through wires produce?
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A magnetic field.
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What do all permanent magnets have?
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Two magnetic poles.
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What type of current is produced in a battery?
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Direct current.
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What does a plant generating electric current transmit?
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Alternating current at high voltages, but is used at low voltages.
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What is magnetism?
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A force that can attract or repel certain materials, primarily metals like iron.
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What is an electromagnet?
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A type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current.
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