Electromagnets

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  • Created on: 21-05-13 19:57
What are the ends of a magnet called?
Magnetic poles
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What are the two poles?
North and South
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What is the magnetic field?
The reigon around the magnet, in which which a piece of iron or steel will be attracted to it
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What will iron fillings do when placed near a magnet?
They will form a pattern of lines that loop from one pole to the other
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What are these lines called?
Lines of force/magnetic field lines
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Where will a plotting compass placed in the magnetic field always point?
Along a field
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When a current flows through a wire, what is produced around it?
A magnetic field
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How is an electromagnet made?
Wrapping insulated wire around a piece of iron
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What is the piece of iron called?
The core
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What happens to the iron when the current flows through the wire?
It becomes strongly magnetised
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So, what happens when the current is switched off?
The iron loses its magnetism
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What makes the electromagnets very useful?
The temporary magnetism
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What are electromagnets used in?
Scrapyard cranes, circuit breakers, electric bells and relays
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North and South

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What is the magnetic field?

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What will iron fillings do when placed near a magnet?

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What are these lines called?

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