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IPC
Electricity and Magnetism (magnetism)
9
Religious Studies
Not Applicable
01/26/2005

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Term
Permanent Magnet
Definition
A material that is magnetic; it has a north and a south pole, and it interacts with other magnets
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Magnetic North Pole
Definition
The end of a magnet that will point north if suspended in air near the surface of the Earth
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Magnetic South Pole
Definition
The end of a magnet that will point south if suspended in air near the surface of the Earth
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Compass
Definition
A device that uses magnets to tell direction
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Magnetic Field
Definition
Magnets create this in the space around them and it exerts forces on other magnets
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Electromagnet
Definition
A magnet that is created from current through a wire
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Electromagnetic Force
Definition
The force that exists between electric charges often describes as electrical force or magnetic force depending on how charges interact
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Electromagnetic Induction
Definition
The process by which a moving magnet creates voltage and current in a loop of wire
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Generator
Definition
A device that uses electromagnetic induction to make electricity
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