Electromagnets, Generators, and Simple Electric Motors

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Surrounding a magnet is a __________________ that applies a force, a push or pull, without actually touching an object.

Formed when a wire in an electric circuit is wrapped around an iron core producing a magnetic field

In a simple electric motor, like poles of the magnets repel and unlike poles of the magnets attract. This causes the coil to rotate and thus changes electrical energy to ________________energy

Changes electrical energy to mechanical energy.

__________________ are huge wheels that rotate when pushed by water, wind, or steam (associated with generators)

__________at power plants produce electric energy for our homes.

The opposite ends of a magnet are called_______________.

True or False: An electromagnet loses its magnetism if the electric current stops flowing