Vocabulary
This is something that allows electricity to travel through it.
A conductor
What are the three types of electric charge?
Positive, Negative, Neutral
This types of magnet cannot be turned on or off.
Permanent magnet
Where is a magnet's forces the strongest?
At the poles
This is something that does not allow electricity to travel through it.
Insulator
Describe an object that has a neutral charge.
The object has the same number of positive and negative charges.
This type of magnet can be turned on and off.
Electromagnet
What are the poles of a magnet called?
North and south
Give an example of a conductor.
Copper wire
Two balloons have a positive charge. What will happen when you place them near one another?
They will repel one another.
Where does the force in an electromagnet come from?
The battery
If you place the north pole of a magnet close to the south pole of another magnet, what will take place?
The two magnets will be attracted.
Give an example of an insulator.
A balloon has a positive charge while a piece of styrofoam has a negative charge. What will happen when you place them near each other?
They will be attracted to each other.
What part of an electromagnet can be used to turn it on and off?
The switch
If you place the north pole of a magnet close to the north pole of another magnet, what will take place?
They will repel one another.
This is when electricity travels between two things that are not touching.
Static discharge
The amount of charge and the distance between the objects.
This type of magnet is not made by people.
Natural magnet (ex. lodestone)
What is a magnetic field?
The space where the force of a magnet acts.