Magnetism Vocabulary by Elisa Duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism Made with an open mind en-us 2020-02-20 18:14:40 UTC 2020-02-24 19:30:21 UTC hello@padlet.com Magnet elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448214849 a piece of iron (or an ore, alloy, or other material) that has its component atoms so ordered that the material exhibits properties of magnetism, such as attracting other iron-containing objects or aligning itself in an external magnetic field.

A magnet is something that can attract certain objects.]]> 2020-02-20 18:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448214849 Electromagnet elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448216919 a soft metal core made into a magnet by the passage of electric current through a coil surrounding it.

Similar to a magnet but is it imbedded into the magnet itself.]]> 2020-02-20 18:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448216919 Magnetit elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448218062 a gray-black magnetic mineral which consists of an oxide of iron and is an important form of iron ore.
A magnetic mineral used in an iron ore.
]]> 2020-02-20 18:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448218062 Lodestone elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448219825 a piece of magnetite or other naturally magnetized mineral, able to be used as a magnet.


Instead of a self made magnet it is a natural mineral that is a magnet as well.
]]> 2020-02-20 18:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448219825 Magnetic Field elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448221020 a region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts.

A force that supports the magnet itself.



]]> 2020-02-20 18:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448221020 Diamagnetic elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448221981 (of a substance or body) tending to become magnetized in a direction at 180° to the applied magnetic field.

Supports and is around the magnetic field.


]]> 2020-02-20 18:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448221981 Paramagnetic elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448222893 (of a substance or body) very weakly attracted by the poles of a magnet, but not retaining any permanent magnetism.

Copy of magnet but is a bit weaker compared to the magnet itself.

]]> 2020-02-20 18:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448222893 Domains elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448223900 a portion of a ferromagnetic material where the magnetic moments are aligned with one another because of interactions between molecules or atoms.


An interaction between the molecules and atoms to keep them aligned. ]]> 2020-02-20 18:28:57 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448223900 Ferromagnetic elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448224820 (of a body or substance) having a high susceptibility to magnetization, the strength of which depends on that of the applied magnetizing field, and which may persist after removal of the applied field. This is the kind of magnetism displayed by iron, and is associated with parallel magnetic alignment of neighboring atoms.

The same magnetism shown by iron and is along with parallel magnetic alignment or neighboring atoms.]]> 2020-02-20 18:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448224820 Magnetically "soft" materials elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448226173  Ferromagnetic materials in which the magnetic field can can be easily reversed are said to be magnetically soft. They may have high permeability but very small coercivity, and therefore have very narrow hysteresis loops.

If the magnetic field can be manually reversed it is considered to be magnetically "soft" material.

]]> 2020-02-20 18:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448226173 Magnetic Induction elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448227762 magnetic flux or flux density.


the process by which an object or material is magnetized by an external magnetic field.

]]> 2020-02-20 18:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448227762 Compass elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448228882 an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.

an instrument for drawing circles and arcs and measuring distances between points, consisting of two arms linked by a movable joint, one arm ending in a point and the other usually carrying a pencil or pen.]]> 2020-02-20 18:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448228882 Earths magnetic field elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448229888 Earth's magnetic field is a magnetic dipole, similar to that of a bar magnet tilted 11° from the earth's axis of rotation.

The magnetosphere protects the earth from solar wind, which is a stream of charged particles ejected from the sun.

]]> 2020-02-20 18:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448229888 Magnetic Force elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448230661 The force exerted between magnets. The force exerted between a magnet and a moving, electrically charged particle.

The force exerted between moving, electrically charged particles.]]> 2020-02-20 18:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448230661 Right hand rule elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448231376  to determine the direction of the magnetic force on a positive moving charge, ƒ, point the thumb of the right hand in the direction of v, the fingers in the direction of B, and a perpendicular to the palm points in the direction of F.]]> 2020-02-20 18:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/448231376 Electromagnetic Induction elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449705509 the induction of an electromotive force by the motion of a conductor across a magnetic field or by a change in magnetic flux in a magnetic field.]]> 2020-02-24 19:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449705509 Faraday's Law elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449706499 a law stating that when the magnetic flux linking a circuit changes,

 an electromotive force is induced in the circuit proportional to the rate of change of the flux linkage.]]> 2020-02-24 19:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449706499 Electromagnetic Coil elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449707472 An electromagnetic coil is an electrical conductor such as a wire in the shape of a coil, spiral or helix.]]> 2020-02-24 19:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449707472 Electromagnetic core elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449708453  A core of ferromagnetic material like iron serves to increase the magnetic field created.]]> 2020-02-24 19:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449708453 Electromagnetic Current elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449709006 An electromagnetic field (also EM field) is a classical (i.e. non-quantum) field produced by moving electric charges. ...

The electromagnetic field propagates at the speed of light (in fact, this field can be identified as light) and interacts with charges and currents.]]> 2020-02-24 19:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449709006 Electric Motor elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449709705 Electric motor is the electro-mechanical machine which converts the electrical energy into mechanical energy. ... They are the AC motor and the DC motor.]]> 2020-02-24 19:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449709705 Generator elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449710365 a person or thing that generates something.]]> 2020-02-24 19:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449710365 Transformer elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449711005 an apparatus for reducing or increasing the voltage of an alternating current.]]> 2020-02-24 19:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449711005 Step-up Transformer elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449711579 A step-up transformer is one whose secondary voltage is greater than its primary voltage. This kind of transformer "steps up" the voltage applied to it.

For instance, a step up transformer is needed to use a 220v product in a country with a 110v supply.]]> 2020-02-24 19:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449711579 Step-Down Transformer elisa_duque https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449713051 A transformer in which the output (secondary) voltage is less than its input (primary) voltage is called a step-down transformer.

The number of turns on the primary of the transformer is greater than the turn on the secondary of the transformer, ]]> 2020-02-24 19:29:46 UTC https://padlet.com/elisa_duque/Magnetism/wish/449713051