Magnetic or Nonmagnetic
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Circuits and Magnets
Terms
100

A paperclip

What is magnetic 

100

To pull toward

What is attract? 

100

A material that lets electricity travel through it easily 

What is a conductor? 

100
A temporary magnet:

a. conductor 

b. generator

c. electromagnet 

What is an electromagnet? 

100

Two NORTH magnets will do this

What is repel?

200

Rubber Eraser 

What is nonmagnetic?

200

North or south end of an Earth's axis

What are earth poles or geographic poles?

200

An electrical charge that builds up in an object:

A. chemical energy

B. static energy

C. magnetic energy

What is static electricity? 

200

A path that has more than one way an electric current can flow:

a. magnetic field

b. parallel circuit

c. electromagnet

What is a parallel circuit.  

200

The charged ends of a magnet

What is a pole? 

300

Aluminum Foil

What is nonmagnetic? 

300

An instrument with magnet that points to magnetic north

What is a compass? 

300

An object that attracts iron:

A. generator 

B. Conductor 

C. Magnet

What is a magnet

300

What is a good conductor? 

a. copper

b. glass

c. plastic 

What is copper. 

300

A metal core wrapped with coils to make a temporary magnet. 

What is electromagnet?

400

A steel nail

What is magnetic? 

400

Protons, neutrons, and electrons make up what? 

What is an atom? 

400

A machine that produces electric current:

a. generator

b. electromagnet

c. magnet

What is a generator?

400

What materials can an electric current not flow through easily: 

a. circuits

b. insulators

c. conductors

What is an insulator?

400

Material which allows electorns to travel, but very slowly. 

a. resistor

b. conductor

c. circuit 

What is a resistor?

500

A penny 

What is nonmagnetic? 

500

Area around a magnet where the force of a magnet can can act. 

What is magnetic field?

500

How can you make an electro circuit stronger? 

Change the voltage

or wrap the wires tighter 

500

Which device changes electric energy into mechanical energy? 

a. motor

b. generator 

c. electromagent

What is a motor? 

500
Material which will NOT allow electrons to travel. 


a. insulator

b. light bulb

c. circuit 

What is an insulator?