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100
A region on a magnet where the force produced by the magnet is strongest.
What is a magnetic pole?
100
A force associated with charged particles, which has two aspects, electric force and magnetic force.
What is an electromagnetic force?
100
A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy b the relative motion of a coil of wire with respect to a magnetic field.
What is a generator?
100
A generator using direct current?
What is a DC Generator?
100
Applying a magnetic field to a ferromagnetic material making the magnetic domains align for only a short time.
What is a temporary magnet?
200
A field in a region of space that exerts magnetic forces; a field produced by magnets, by changing electric fields, or by moving charges.
What is a magnetic field?
200
A coil of current-carrying wire that produces a magnetic field.
What is a solenoid?
200
A device with fanlike blades that turn when pushed, for example, by water or steam.
What is a turbine?
200
This is the first coil on a transformer.
What is the primary coil?
200
What type of power production has no moving parts?
What is solar power?
300
A region that has a large number of atoms with aligned magnetic fields.
What is a magnetic domain?
300
A device that uses an electromagnet to measure small amounts of current.
What is a galvanometer?
300
A device that increases or decreases the voltage of two lined AC circuits.
What is a transformer?
300
This type of transformer is used outside a power plant before electricity is sent long distances.
What is a step-up transformer?
300
This type of power gets heat from deep inside the earth to turn a turbine and a generator.
What is geothermal power?
400
A material that can be magnetized because it contains magnetic domains.
What is a ferromagnetic material?
400
A device that uses an electromagnet to turn an axle.
What is an electric motor?
400
The process of generating a current by moving an electrical conductor relative to a magnetic field.
What is electromagnetic induction?
400
The coil of wire on the opposite side of a transformer where electromagnet induction occurs.
What is the secondary coil?
400
The force a magnetic field exerts on a magnet, on a ferromagnetic material, or on a moving electric charge.
What is a magnetic force?
500
The area surrounding Earth that is influenced by Earth's magnetic field.
What is a magnetosphere?
500
A solenoid with a ferromagnetic core.
What is an electromagnet?
500
Adding more loops or more batteries.
How to make an electromagnet stronger?
500
What is the output voltage? Primary: 400 turns Secondary: 200 turns Input voltage: 240 volts
What is 120 volts?
500
When the domains of a ferromagnetic material stay aligned for a long period of time.
What is a permanent magnet?