Magnetism

Current can produce

magnetism, and
magnetism can
produce current.

Key Concepts
SECTION
Magnetism is a force
1 that acts at a distance.
Learn how magnets exert
forces.

SECTION
Current can produce
2 magnetism.
Learn about electromagnets
and their uses.

SECTION
Magnetism can
3 produce current.
Learn how magnetism can
produce an electric current.

SECTION
Generators supply
4 electrical energy.
Learn how generators are
used in the production of
electrical energy.

Prepare and practice for

the FCAT
• Section Reviews, pp. 418,
426, 431, 438
• Chapter Review, pp. 440–442
• FCAT Practice, p. 443
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408 Unit 3: Electricity and Magnetism

 Is It Magnetic?
Experiment with a magnet and several
objects made of different materials.
Observe and Think
Which objects are attracted
to the magnet? Why do
you think the magnet
attracts some objects
and not others?

How Can You Make a Chain?

Hang a paper clip on the end of a magnet.
Then hang a second paper clip by
touching it to the end of the
first paper clip. Add more
paper clips to make a chain.

What force is acting on Observe and Think How

this compass needle? many paper clips did you
add? What held the chain
together?

Internet Activity:
Electromagnets
Go to ClassZone.com to work with a virtual
electromagnet. Explore how current and
magnetism are related.
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What happens when

you increase the
voltage?

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Chapter 12: Magnetism 409

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CONCEPT REVIEW VOCABULARY REVIEW

• Energy can change from one electric current p. 360

form to another. circuit p. 375
• A force is a push or a pull. kinetic energy See Glossary.

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TAKING NOTES

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write notes in boxes
around the center box
that give important terms
and details about that Magnets attract and repel other magnets.
blue heading.

Opposite poles attract, and Magnets have magnetic

like poles repel. fields of force around them.
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