Topic 6 Vocabulary 8th S

Topic 6 Vocabulary

Use these definitions to complete the Topic 6 Vocabulary worksheet. When you have completed it, answer the questions that follow.

An object or material that generates a magnetic field.

1. Magnet

The regions at the end of magnets where the magnetic field is strongest.

2. Poles

In magnets, a north pole and a south pole that are opposite of each other.

3. Charge

The region around a magnet or a moving electric charge where magnetic forces can be detected

4. Magnetic Field

The force of attraction or repulsion between magnetic poles.

5. Magnetic Force

Invisible lines that represent the direction and strength of a magnetic field.

6. Magnetic Line of Force

7. Magnetosphere

The region around a planet dominated by its magnetic field.

Materials, like iron, that are strongly attracted to magnets.

8. Ferromagnetic Material