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  • The area around a magnet where the force of a magnet can act is called a __________ __________.________.
    Magnetic Field
  • True or False: . Electricity can be produced by moving a coil of wire through a magnetic field.
    True
  • A magnetic field is caused when _______ flows through a circuit.
    a current
  • A temporary magnet formed when electric current flows through a wire coiled around certain metal cores is called an _____.
    electromagnet
  • A form of energy that involves the flow of electrical charges is called...
    electricity
  • True or False: A conductor allows electricity to flow through it easily
    True
  • True or False: An insulator does not allow electricity to flow through it easily.
    True
  • True or False: Magnetism is not related to electricity
    False
  • List two ways magnets can be used to produce electricity
    by moving a magnet through a coil of wire and by moving a coil of wire through a magnetic field.
  • An object that attracts certain metals is called a _________.
    Magnet
  • The ends of a magnet are called the ___________.
    Poles
  • A material that allows electricity to flow through it easily is called a...
    conductor
  • A magnet’s magnetism is the ___________ at the poles.
    Greatest
  • True or False: A temporary magnet formed when an electric current flows through a wire coiled around certain metal cores is called an electromagnet.
    True
  • True or False: A generator produces electricity by using a coil of wire and a magnet.
    True
  • True or False: A magnetic field is caused by water flowing through a circuit.
    False
  • True or False: An unbroken path through which negative charges can flow is called a conductor.
    False
  • The pushing or pulling force caused by a magnet is called ____________.
    Magnetism
  • When electrical charges build up on the surface of an object, it is called...
    Static electricity
  • A circuit that has more than one path is called a __________ circuit.
    parallel
  • Every circuit must have a power source and an ________ ________ .
    unbroken path
  • What is all matter made up of?
    small particles with an electric charge.
  • A circuit that connects several objects in one complete path is called a _________ circuit
    series
  • A continuous flow of negative charges through a material is called ________ electricity.
    Current
  • True or False: Objects with opposite charges repel each other
    False
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