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1
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What are the two poles?

A

North and south.

2
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What do all magnets produce?

A

A magnetic field.

3
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Where is the magnetic field strongest on a magnet?

A

At the poles.

4
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The closer magnetic field lines are …

A

The stronger the magnetic field.

5
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Which direction do magnetic field lines always go?

A

From north to south.

6
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What forces can magnets experience?

A

Attraction or repulsion.

7
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North and a North?

A

Repulsion.

8
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South and a North?

A

Attraction.

9
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What device shows the direction of magnetic field lines?

A

A compass.

10
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What are the two types of magnets?

A

Permanent and induced.

11
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What is a permanent magnet?

A

A magnet that can produce its own magnetic field.

12
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What are induced magnets?

A

Magnetic materials that turn into a magnet when they are put into a magnetic field.

13
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What is the force between permanent and induced magnets?

A

Attraction.

14
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What happens when a current flows through a wire?

A

A magnetic field is created around the wire.

15
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How can you increase the strength of the magnetic field that a wire produces?

A

By wrapping the wire into a coil.

16
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What is the coil called that you wrap around a wire to increase the magnetic field?

A

A solenoid.

17
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What is a solenoid with an iron core called?

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An electromagnet.

18
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What can electromagnets be used for?

A

To pick stuff up with a crane.

19
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What is the equation for force?

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Magnetic flux density x current x length.

20
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What is the generator effect?

A

The induction of a potential difference in a wire which is moving relative to a magnetic field, or experiencing a change in magnetic field.

21
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What does the generator effect create?

A

A potential difference in a conductor.

22
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If the conductor is part of a circuit what does the generator effect create?

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A current.

23
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what do dynamos generate?

A

A direct current.

24
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What do alternators generate?

A

An alternating current.

25
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How do microphones work?

A

By generating a current from sound waves.

26
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What type of current do transformers only work with?

A

An alternating current.

27
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What two types of coil do transformers have?

A

Primary and secondary.

28
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What are the two coils joined together with in a transformer?

A

An iron core.

29
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What are the two types of transformers?

A

Step up transformers and step down transformers.

30
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What do step up transformers have to increase the potential difference?

A

More turns on the secondary coil than the primary coil.

31
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What do step down transformers have to decrease the potential difference?

A

More turns on the primary coil than the secondary coil.