Amplify Science Magnetic Fields Vocabulary Test

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Attract

To pull objects toward one another

Convert

To change from one type to another

Kinetic Energy

The energy that an object has because it is moving

Magnetic Field Line

A line that connects opposite magnetic poles and represents the strength and direction of the magnetic field.

Magnetic Pole

One of the two opposite ends of a magnet

Model

An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see.

Potential Energy

Energy that is stored in an object or system

Repel

To push objects away from each other.

System

A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.

Transfer

To move from one object to another or one place to another.

Variable

Something that can be changed and may be measured

Energy

The ability to make things move or change

Magnetic Field

The space surrounding a magnet in which magnetic forces can act on objects.

Isolate

To separate or set apart.

Electromagnet

A type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current.

Refute

To provide evidence that goes against a claim.