Unit 5 Flashcards
(7 cards)
Magnets
Can attract or repel another magnetic substances
Attract ferromagnetic substances
Ferromagnetic substances
Attracted to magnets
(NIC) nickel, iron and cobalt
Non magnetic substances
Not attracted by magnets
Ex: aluminium, copper, lead, plastic, organic compound
Magnetic field
Strongest at poles
North (red) - South (blue)
Space around a magnet (subjects other objects around to a force of attraction or repulsion)
North (out of) - South (into)
Compass will point in the same direction of magnetic lines
Domains
Substances are composed of domains (represented by arrows) each domain is a tiny magnet
When aligned, substance is magnetic (arrows point in same direction)
Going in (Current Direction)
Look at paper ⬆️
Clockwise (right hand thumb rule)
Conventional Current
Going out (Current Direction)
Look at the paper ⬇️
Counter-Clockwise (right hand thumb rule)
Conventional current