Vocab #1
To pull objects towards each other.
Attract
An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see.
Model
The ability to make things move or change.
Energy
_____________ can attract or repel an object at a distance.
Creating a _____ of a magnetic system and defining its parts helps scientists test and explain the relationship between force and energy.
Model
To push objects away from each other.
Repel
A set of interacting parts that form a complex whole.
System
Kinetic energy
The energy an object has because it is moving.
Like poles __________. Opposite poles ________.
Repel/attract
Stronger
One of the two opposite ends of a magnet.
Magnetic pole
The space around a magnetic which magnetic forces can act on an object.
Magnetic field
To change from one type to another.
Convert
Field lines _______ connect when repelling and _______ connect when attracting.
don't/do
A magnetic force gets stronger when repelling magnets are _____ to each other.
Closer
To separate or set apart.
Isolate
A line that connects opposite magnetic poles and represents the strength and direction of the magnetic field.
Magnetic field lines
Potential energy
The energy that is stored in an object or system.
Potential energy goes _______ as you push repelling magnets closer together.
up
A magnetic force gets weaker when repelling magnets are ______ from each other.
Further
Something that can be changed a may be measured.
Variable
To provide evidence that goes against a claim.
Refute
To move from one object to another or one place to another.
Transfer
Potential energy goes up as you pull attracting magnets ___________.
A type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current.
Electromagnet