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What phenomenon do electric currents produce?
Magnetic fields
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How do electric currents affect magnetic fields?
They
produce
their
own
magnetic
fields
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What happens to the magnetic field when current flows through a wire?
It forms
concentric circles
around the wire
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Where is the magnetic field strongest around a wire?
Closest to the
wire
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What rule helps determine the direction of the magnetic field?
The
right hand rule
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How do you use the right hand rule for current flowing upwards?
Thumb up, fingers curl
anti-clockwise
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What happens to the magnetic field if the current direction is reversed?
The magnetic field direction also
reverses
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How does a flat circular coil affect magnetic fields compared to two separate wires?
It
combines
fields
into a
single
magnetic
field
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What is a solenoid?
A
coil
of wire with many
turns
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How does the magnetic field within a solenoid compare to that of a bar magnet?
It is
strong
and
uniform
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What is an electromagnet?
An
induced
magnet created by
electricity
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What happens to an electromagnet when the current is turned off?
The
magnetic field
disappears
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How can you reverse the direction of an electromagnet's magnetic field?
By reversing the
current direction
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What are the four ways to increase an electromagnet's strength?
Increase
current
,
turns
, decrease length, add
iron core
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What is the effect of adding an iron core to a solenoid?
It increases the
magnetic field strength
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What type of material is iron in the context of electromagnets?
A
soft magnetic material
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What happens to the induced magnetism of iron when the current is turned off?
It loses its
magnetic field
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What are the key characteristics of electromagnets?
Magnetic only when
current
flows
Direction can be reversed
Strength can be increased
Loses
magnetism
when current is off
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What are the steps to increase the strength of an electromagnet?
Increase the
current
Increase the number of
turns
Decrease the length of the
coil
Add an
iron core
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