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Magnet |
Any material that has the ability to attract iron |
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Magnetic field |
The area of magnetic force around a magnet |
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Electromagnet |
A coil of wire with the court attached to an electrical source |
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Hans Christian Oersted |
Discovered that current traveling through a wire produces a weak magnetic field in the live wire |
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Joseph Henry and Michael Faraday |
Discovered that moving a magnet around or through a loop of wire produces electricity in the wire |
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William Sturgeon |
Discovered that adding a metal cord to a coil of wire increases the magnetism |
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Magnetic force is the strongest at the __________ of a magnet |
Poles |
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Opposite poles of two magnets _________ each other |
Attract |
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The same poles of two magnets __________ each other |
Repel |