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Details Title: IPC Description: Electricity and Magnetism (magnetism) Total Flash Cards: 9 Created: 01/26/2005 12:16:31	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Permanent Magnet Definition A material that is magnetic; it has a north and a south pole, and it interacts with other magnets Term Magnetic North Pole Definition The end of a magnet that will point north if suspended in air near the surface of the Earth Term Magnetic South Pole Definition The end of a magnet that will point south if suspended in air near the surface of the Earth Term Compass Definition A device that uses magnets to tell direction Term Magnetic Field Definition Magnets create this in the space around them and it exerts forces on other magnets Term Electromagnet Definition A magnet that is created from current through a wire Term Electromagnetic Force Definition The force that exists between electric charges often describes as electrical force or magnetic force depending on how charges interact Term Electromagnetic Induction Definition The process by which a moving magnet creates voltage and current in a loop of wire Term Generator Definition A device that uses electromagnetic induction to make electricity