Vocab #1
To pull objects towards each other.
Attract
To push objects away from each other.
Repel
What would happen to potential energy if magnet 1 is moved closer to magnet 2? (see pic)
increase
_____________ can attract or repel an object at a distance.
Stronger
A line that connects opposite magnetic poles and represents the strength and direction of the magnetic field.
Magnetic field lines
A set of interacting parts that form a complex whole.
System
What will happen to the 2 magnets in this picture? (see pic)
attract
Like poles __________. Opposite poles ________.
Repel/attract
A magnetic force gets stronger when repelling magnets are _____ to each other.
Closer
Potential energy
The energy that is stored in an object or system.
The space around a magnetic which magnetic forces can act on an object.
Magnetic field
Which car will travel faster when released?
green
Field lines _______ connect when repelling and _______ connect when attracting.
don't/do
A magnetic force gets weaker when repelling magnets are ______ from each other.
Further
Kinetic energy
The energy an object has because it is moving.
To change from one type to another.
Convert
How can magnets cause objects to have kinetic energy?
A magnetic force can convert potential energy stored in magnets to kinetic energy.
Potential energy __________ as you pull repelling magnets apart.
decreases
A type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current.
Electromagnet
One of the two opposite ends of a magnet.
Magnetic pole
Magnets can interact without touching. T/F?
T
According to the picture, which two poles could be North poles?
A and C or B and D
Potential energy increases as you pull attracting magnets ___________.
Apart
How could you make this electromagnet stronger?
more coils, more battery