Topic 5 Vocabulary 8th S

Topic 5 Vocabulary

Use these definitions to complete the Topic 5 Vocabulary worksheet. When you have completed it, answer the questions that follow.

An instrument that contains a magnetized needle that points toward magnetic north.

1. Compass

2. Field

A region around an object that can attract or repel other objects.

An object or material that generates a magnetic field.

3. Magnet

A field that exerts a force on magnets or certain metals like iron, nickel, and cobalt.

4. Magnetic Field

The opposite points on a magnet where the magnetic field lines converge (south pole) and diverge (north pole).

5. Magnetic Poles

6. Electric Field

A field formed when objects collect electric charges.

A property of matter caused by an imbalance of protons (positive) and electrons (negative)

7. Electric Charge

A wire coil, sometimes wrapped around a metal core, that produces a magnetic field when electricity runs through the wire.

8. Electromagnet