Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Key Concepts
100

To pull objects toward one another

attract

100

The field around a magnet in which magnetic forces can act on objects.

Magnetic field

100

To prove evidence that goes against a claim

Refute

100

A magnetic force can ___ or ____ an object at a distance

Attract, repel

200
To change from one type to another
convert
200

A line that connects opposite magnetic poles and represents the strength and direction of the magnetic field

Magnetic field lines

200

To push objects away from each other

Repel

200

In a system of ___, there is a repelling force between like poles and an attracting force between opposite poles.

magnets

300

Energy

The ability to make things move or change

300

One of the 2 opposite ends of a magnet

Magnetic pole
300

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

Transfer

300
The pattern of ____ ___ around attracting magnets is different from the pattern of ____ ___ around repelling magnets.

Magnetic fields

400

Isolate

To separate or set apart

400

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

Model

400

System

A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole

400

A magnetic field can convert ____ ____ stored in a magnetic field to ____ ____

Potential energy, kinetic energy

500

Kinetic energy

The energy that an object has because it is moving

500

Potential energy

The energy that is stored in an object or system.

500

Variable

Something that can be changed or may be measured

500

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

Magnetic force