Reading Guide: Chapter 8 - Magnetism Name :

Physical Science
Block: Date:
Magnetism
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224 – When did the Greeks discover natural magnets?
In what country did they find these magnets?
What is the name of the mineral?
For what did the Chinese use magnets during the 12th century?
225 – What surrounds every magnet?
What does a magnetic field do?

What shows the direction of the magnetic field?

Look at Figure 3. From what pole (north or south) do the arrows start?
To what pole do they point?

226 – What do two north poles do to each other?

What do two south poles do to each other?
What do a north pole and a south pole do to each other?
Look at Figure 5. From what pole (north or south) do the arrows start?
To what pole do they point?
227 – Does the Earth have a magnetic field?
What navigation device uses that magnetic field?
228 – Does a magnetic field attract every kind of metal?
Which metals are attracted to a magnet?
229 – What are magnetic domains?

Why does a nail act as a temporary magnet? (Look at Figure 7 for comparison)

230 – How is a permanent magnet made?

What will heating do to it?

Electricity and Magnetism

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231 – Look at Figure 8 and read the caption. What happens when an electric current flows through a wire?

What happens when the flow of the electric current is reversed?

232 – What is an electromagnet?

What is a solenoid?

What happens when a solenoid is wrapped around an iron core?

233 – How does an electromagnet make sound?
234 – Can a permanent magnet cause an electromagnet to spin?
What electrical device is used for gauges in a car?

235 - Changing the _______________________ in the electromagnet causes the needle to __________________ to different
________________________ on the scale.
What kind of electrical device does a fan use?
What does a motor do to electrical energy?

236/237 – Look at Figure 14.

Step 1 What do magnetic forces between the permanent magnet and the coil cause?

Step 2 When the commutator shuts off the current what happens?

Step 3 When the commutator reverses the direction of the current, the south pole of the coil becomes a north pole. What
do magnetic forces between the north pole of the permanent magnet and the new north pole of the coil cause?

Producing Electric Current

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238 – What is electromagnetic induction?
What does a generator do?

240 – What is a turbine?

241 – Compare an electric motor and a generator.

Electric Motor Generator

What does it do?

What makes its electromagnetic

coil rotate?

What is the source of the current

that flows in its coil?

How often does the current in

the coil change direction?

242 – What is direct current?

What is alternating current?
What do power companies do to transmit electrical energy over large distances?

243 – What is a transformer?

What is a step-up transformer?
What is a step-down transformer?