These poles of a magnet repel
Poles on a magnet that attract
Unlike or Opposite poles
What are the three magnetic metals?
Iron, cobalt, and nickel
Which pole of a magnet is
attracted to the North Pole of the
Earth?
North Pole (used to be called the “north seeking
pole”)
What rock is magnetic?
Magnetite (or Lodestone)
What is the Biggest Magnet?
What is the area of force around
magnet called?
The magnetic field
What do we call all materials that block the flow of
electricity?
What is a circuit with a break to stop the flow of
electricity called?
The part of an atom that has a
negative charge
A circuit that skips a resistor
is called a:
Type of electricity caused by a build up of electrons in
one place
Static electricity
Something that resists or slows
down the flow of electricity
What items are needed to make
an electromagnet?
batterywiresiron barswitch
Something that allows you to start and stop the flow
of electricity through a circuit
Type of circuit in which the
resistors are in a single line- one after the other
A circuit with no breaks in it
What are the names for the three particles
in an atom?
Protons
NeutronsElectrons
A circuit in which the resistors are on
separate paths
A material that carries an
electrical current
Type of charge an object will have if it loses some electrons
A device used to prevent the flow
of too much electricity
fuse
Or circuit breaker
What does the atomic number on the periodic chart tell us about the
atom?
The number of protons in the nucleus
(also number of electrons if the atom is
neutrally charged)
Type of electricity in which charges
move in conductors
Current Electricity