Magnetism Vocabulary

Electric current that changes its direction repeatedly

• magnet

• alternating current

• direct current

• magnetospere

• turbine

A piece of material (such as iron or steel) that is able to attract certain metals

• magnet

• alternating current

• direct current

• electric motor

• turbine

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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A region in a magnetic material in which magnetic fields of all the atoms point in the same direction

• magnetic domain

• aurora

• magnetic pole

• electric motor

• compass

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A light display that occurs when charged particles trapped in the magnetosphere collide with Earth’s atmosphere above the poles

• electromagnet

• aurora

• magnetic pole

• electric motor

• transformer

Device that transforms electrical energy into kinetic energy

• electromagnet

• electric motor

• magnetic pole

• generator

• transformer

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Magnet created by wrapping a current-carrying wire around an iron core

• electromagnet

• compass

• magnetic pole

• generator

• transformer

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Either of the two ends of a magnet at which the field of the magnet is most intense

• electromagnet

• compass

• magnetic pole

• generator

• transformer

Device used to increase or decrease the voltage of an alternating current

• magnetic field

• compass

• magnetic pole

• generator

• transformer

An instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.

• magnetic field

• compass

• electric motor

• generator

• transformer

Device that uses a magnetic field to turn kinetic energy into electrical energy

• magnetic resonance imaging

• electromagnet

• magnet

• generator

• transformer

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-3