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14 Cards in this Set
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the regions on a magnet where the magnetic force is strongest are called?
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Magnetic Poles
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the south poe of a magnet will ___ the south pole of another magnet.
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repel
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a device that uses an electromagnet to measure electric current is an
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galvanometer
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A deviceused to increase or decrease the voltage of current in a power line is a
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transformer
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a switch that regularly reverses the current in a power line is a?
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commutator
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current that flows in only direction through a wire is called?
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direct current
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a large wheel that rotates when pushed by water, wind, steam.
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turbine
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when current in a circut reverses its directionin a regular pattern it is called
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alternating current
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the properties and imteractions of magnet are called?
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magnetism
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groups aligned atoms ina magnet are called?
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magnetic domains
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a ___ is formed by placing a piece of iron inside a current-carrying coil of wire
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electromagnet
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a machine that changes electrical energy to machanical energy is a ___ used to do work, such as turning fan.
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electric motor
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a device that producesan electric current by rotating a coail of wire a magnetic field is an?
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generator
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theprocess by which moving a wire through a magnetic field produces an electric current is?
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electromagnet induction
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