Key Concepts and other facts
Vocabulary
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A magnetic force can convert ____ energy stored in a magnetic field to ____ energy.

potential, kinetic 

100

to move from one object to another or one place to another

transfer

100

____ of airplane _____ potential energy into the Earth-skydiver system

force, transfers

100

If an object has kinetic energy, what must it be doing?

moving

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The energy used to move a magnet against a _______ force is stored as potential energy in the magnetic field.

magnetic

200

a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole

system

200

potential energy is stored in the ______ field between the skydiver and Earth

gravitational

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Where is the potential energy used to move a magnet against a magnetic force stored?

magnetic field

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Creating a ___ of a magnetic system and defining its parts helps scientists test and explain the relationship between force and energy.

model

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an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see

model

300

the gravitational force _____ potential energy into kinetic energy, and gives the diver _______

converts, speed

300

Which day had the most kinetic energy in the system after launch? 

Wednesday

400

When the magnets move toward each other, they _____

attract

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the energy that is stored in an object or system

potential energy

400

skydivers start their dives from _____. 

airplanes

400

Moving an object against a _____ magnetic force transfer more energy to the magnetic field. 

stronger

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When the magnets move away from each other, they ____

repel

500

the energy that an object has because it is moving 

kinetic energy

500

skydivers end up falling toward Earth's surface at speeds as high as _____ kilometers per hour

290

500

which side of the pole can the S pole of the magnet attract to? 

N pole of the magnet