Vocab 1
When two magnets pull towards each other (N+S)
ATTRACT
When two magnets push away from each other (N+N/ S+S)
REPEL
The variable that is changed. (The cause)
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
The variable that is kept the same.
CONTROL/CONSTANT
The variable that is observed or measured. (The effect)
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
The type of energy that is stored in the magnetic field.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
The attractive or repulsive force that is exerted between the poles of a magnet.
MAGNETIC FORCE
The area around a magnetic material or a magnet.
MAGNETIC FIELD
A magnet created when energy is transferred from a battery to a coil of wire when connected.
ELECTROMAGNET
The ends of a magnet (North or South)
POLE
An idea or explanation that you then test through study and experimentation.
HYPOTHESIS
cause
The type of energy that is transferred to the magnets.
kinetic energy
An electromagnet is made out of __________________ and a _______________.
coil of wire and a battery
What metal is always magnetic?
iron
Bonus:
How old is Ms. O?
22
BONUS:
WHAT IS MS. O'S FAVORITE COLOR?
pink
the dependent variable is what in the hypothesis? cause or effect?
effect
When two magnets repel from each other, it is an example of a ___________________.
magnet's force
When electric charges flow from one place to another in a circuit.
electrical current
Changing the _____________ between two magnets changes the amount of potential energy stored in the magnetic field.
DISTANCE
Measurement in quality (Ex: looks, feels, smells)
QUALITATIVE
A statement about the future or what someone thinks will happen.
PREDICTION
Electric current changes direction when you __________the battery in a circuit.
FLIP
Measurement in numbers (Ex: data, decimals)
Quantitative