Electric and Magnetic Forces Vocabulary Practice

Having the tendency to pull other objects toward itself.

A particle with either positive or negative electrical charge.

A directional flow of electrical charge through an object or medium

Attractive or repulsive interaction between any two charged objects.

A force consisting of both an electric component and a magnetic component, created by an electric current or moving electrical charge.

Objects that affect one another

The area around a magnet or moving electrical charge that can exert a magnetic force.

A force that attracts or repels objects toward or away from each other; caused by electrons in a substance

The size or quantify of something

Having the tendency to push other objects away from itself

When two _____ charged metal objects are pushed closer together, their repulsive force _________,

When magnetic poles that are _________ align, they will have an attractive force.

When the currents of two electromagnets are increased, the size of the _____ is increased.

Objects that are _______ exert forces on each other,