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42 Cards in this Set
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Force generated in matter by the motions of electrons within its atoms |
magnetism |
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The region in space that is penetrated by the imaginary lines of magnetic force |
Magnetic Field |
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Magnetized elements |
Magnets |
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Region where magnetic fields are strongest |
Magnetic Poles |
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In a ________, magnetic moments are equal magnitude arrange themselves in parallel to each other |
Ferromagnet |
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The magnetic moments are unequal in magnitude and order in antiparallel arrangements |
Ferrimagnet |
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Temperature where antiferromagnetism occurs |
Neel temperature |
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When the moments are equal jn magnitude and ordering occurs at temperature called Neel temperature in an antiparallel array to give no net to magnetization, the phenomenon is referred to as _________ |
Antiferromagnetism |
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Is a weak form of magnetism observed in a substance which display a positive response to an applied magnetic field |
Paramagnetism |
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Associated with materials that have a negative magnetic susceptibility/occurs in nonmagnetic substances like graphite, copper, etc |
Diamagnetism |
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Defined as the total number of line of force per unit area |
Magnetic Flux density |
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Magnetic field or flux density is measured in metric units of _______ and SI units of ____$$ |
Gauss |||| Tesla |
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______ and _______ are used to measure the magnitude of magnetic fields |
Gaussmeter and magnetometer |
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Are extremely sensitive magnetic field detectors |
Magnetometers |
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The most sensitive magnetometer in modern physics laboratory utilizes a magnetic sensing element called ______ |
SQUID |
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SQUID stands for? |
Superconducting Quantum Interference Device |
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SQUID consists of an extremely thin electrically resistive junction called ________ between two superconductors |
Josephson Junction |
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Materials that undergo transition at low temperatures to a state of zero electrical resistance |
Superconductors |
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A variation of SQUID magnetometer is the __________ which measures differences in magnetic fields at different positions |
SQUID gradiometer |
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Are utilized as key components of transformers in power supplies that convert electrical energy |
Electromagnets |
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This rule states that if you put the thumb of your right hand in the direction of the current, the magnetic field will wrap around the wire same way your fingers will |
Right Hand rule |
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Force that is perpendicular to both the magnetic field of the magnet and the current of the wire |
Lorentz Force |
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A machine which converts electrical energy to mechanical energy or physical movement |
Electric motors |
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Is when the movement is used to create electricity |
Induction |
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Refers to the production of current in a wire when there is relative motion between the wire and a magnetic field |
Electromagnetic induction |
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This feature that the magnetic effects of the induced current are such as to oppose the external change is known as ________ |
Lenz's Law |
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In _______, an alternating current in one coil of wires creates a changing magnetic field |
Transformers |
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A disturbance in a medium that carries energy without a net movement of particles |
Wave |
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The material for which a wave travels through |
Medium |
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Waves that require a medium to travel through |
Mechanical waves |
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A wave that vibrates the medium at right angles or perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels |
Transverse wave |
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A high point on a trasnverse wave |
Crest |
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A low point on a transverse wave |
Trough |
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Vibrates the medium in the same direction as the waves travels |
Longitudinal wave |
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An area where the coils are close together |
Compression |
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Area where the coils are spread out |
Rarefaction |
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Is a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves//travels along a surface that separates two medium |
Surface waves |
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Travels at the surface between air and water//known as Rayleigh wave |
Ocean wave |
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Maximum distance the medium vibrates from the rest position |
Amplitude |
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The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave/one period to another |
Wavelength |
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Is the number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time |
Frequency |
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Is how far the wave travels in a given amount of time |
Speed |