Electromagnetic Induction
DC/AC & Transformers
100
The process that can be used to generate an electric current by changing magnetic fields.
What is electromagnetic induction?
100
Electromagnetic force
What is the attractive or repulsive force between electric charges and magnets?
200
A generator transfers this type of energy to electric energy using electromagnetic induction?
What is mechanical energy?
200
The interaction between electric charges and magnets
What is electromagnetism?
300
A turbine
What is a large wheel that rotates when pushed by water, wind, or stream?
300
A single wire wrapped into a cylindrical wire coil
What is a solenoid?
400
Michael Faraday
Who found out that moving a lop of wire through a magnetic field caused an electric current?
400
A temporary magnet created when there is a current in a wire coil
What is an electromagnet?
500
Generators and electric motors
Which two devices uses electromagnets to convert electrical and mechanical energy?
500
A device that uses an electromagnet to measure electric current
What is a galvanometer?
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