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Ch 16 Vocabulary Review Activity
A Puzzling Transformation
After you finish reading the chapter, try this puzzle! Using each of the clues below, fill in the letters of
the word or phrase being described on the blanks provided on the next page. The letters in the boxes
spell out the hidden word.
1. Force between two magnets
2. Parts of a magnet where the magnetic effects are strongest
3. Device used to measure current
4. Device that changes electrical energy into mechanical energy
5. Produced by a coil of current-carrying wire wrapped around a soft iron core
6. Scientist who discovered the relationship between electricity and magnetism
7. During electromagnetic _____, a changing magnetic field produces an
electric current.
8. Magnet made with iron, nickel, or cobalt
9. British scientist who discovered that a changing magnetic field can
produce an electric current
10. Abbreviation for magnetic levitation
11. A tiny region in a magnet where all the atoms are grouped together
and their poles are aligned
12. Region around a magnet in which magnetic force can act
13. Device that uses electromagnetic induction to convert mechanical energy
into electrical energy
14. Coil of wire that, when carrying an electric current, produces a
magnetic field
15. Device that increases or decreases the voltage of an alternating current
16. Material that attracts iron or materials containing iron
Chapter 16 Vocabulary Review Activity
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