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Magnetism

Medium · 15×15 · 14 words
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  1. 3. To cause a magnetic object to lose its magnetic properties
  2. 7. Describes magnetism that fades quickly once the magnetizing force is removed
  3. 10. Silvery metal that, like iron and cobalt, can be magnetized
  4. 11. Navigation tool that uses Earth's magnetic field to show direction
  5. 13. Force pushing two like magnetic poles apart

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  1. 1. Object surrounded by an invisible field that attracts iron and steel
  2. 2. Creating magnetism in an object without direct contact
  3. 3. Tiny region inside a magnetic material where atoms line up in the same direction
  4. 4. Relating to the magnetic field surrounding planet Earth
  5. 5. Mixture of two or more metals, sometimes used to make strong magnets
  6. 6. Describes a magnet that keeps its magnetic field without needing electricity
  7. 8. Region of magnetic or electric influence surrounding an object
  8. 9. Hard, silvery metal that is naturally magnetic, along with iron and nickel
  9. 12. Term for the total magnetic field passing through a given area

Magnetism

Easy · 11×11 · 12 words
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  1. 3. Object that can pull certain metals toward itself
  2. 5. One of the two ends of a magnet where its pull is strongest
  3. 6. U-shaped type of magnet
  4. 9. Describes the magnetic force lines that cannot be seen directly
  5. 10. Direction a compass needle points toward
  6. 11. To push apart, as two like magnetic poles do

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  1. 1. Strong metal made mostly of iron that magnets can attract
  2. 2. Direction opposite to where a compass needle usually points
  3. 3. Describes a material that produces or responds to an attracting and repelling force
  4. 4. How powerful a magnet's pull or push is
  5. 7. Common metal that is strongly attracted to magnets
  6. 8. Type of material, like iron or steel, that some magnets attract

Electricity

Medium · 15×15 · 15 words
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  1. 1. Machine that converts motion into electrical energy
  2. 3. Measure of the electrical pressure that pushes current through a circuit
  3. 8. Positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom
  4. 10. Measure of how easily a material allows electricity to pass through it
  5. 12. Unit used to measure electrical resistance
  6. 13. Unit used to measure the strength of an electric current
  7. 14. Type of circuit with only one path for current to flow
  8. 15. Type of circuit with multiple paths for current to flow

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  1. 2. Describes current that regularly reverses direction, like household electricity
  2. 4. Unit used to measure electrical power
  3. 5. Tiny negatively charged particle that moves to create electric current
  4. 6. Device that increases or decreases voltage in a circuit
  5. 7. Safety connection that sends extra electric charge safely into the earth
  6. 9. Measure of how much a material opposes the flow of electric current
  7. 11. Positive or negative electrical property carried by protons and electrons

Electricity

Easy · 11×11 · 11 words
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  1. 1. Small, quick flash caused by electricity jumping through the air
  2. 3. Thin metal strand that carries electric current
  3. 6. Flow of electric charge through a wire
  4. 9. Giant natural spark of electricity seen during a thunderstorm
  5. 10. Glass object that gives off light when electricity flows through it
  6. 11. Wall socket that supplies electricity to plugged-in devices

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  1. 2. Device inserted into an outlet to connect to electricity
  2. 4. Material, like rubber, that blocks the flow of electricity
  3. 5. Ability to do work or power a device
  4. 7. Property of matter that causes electric forces
  5. 8. Complete path that electricity can flow through

Force and Motion

Medium · 15×15 · 14 words
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  1. 2. Force that opposes the relative motion of two touching surfaces
  2. 3. Quantity that has only a size and no direction, like speed
  3. 8. Force of attraction between any two objects with mass
  4. 9. State in which all forces acting on an object are balanced
  5. 11. Describes a collision in which kinetic energy is conserved
  6. 12. Force produced by magnets that attracts or repels certain metals
  7. 14. Unit used to measure the strength of a force

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  1. 1. Tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion
  2. 4. Rate at which an object's velocity changes over time
  3. 5. Straight-line distance and direction between an object's start and end points
  4. 6. Size or strength of a force or quantity
  5. 7. Single force that represents the combined effect of two or more forces
  6. 10. Quantity that has both size and direction, like velocity
  7. 13. Measure of how much matter an object contains, unaffected by gravity

Force and Motion

Easy · 11×11 · 13 words
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  1. 1. To no longer be moving
  2. 5. Measure of how strongly gravity pulls on an object
  3. 7. To move by turning over and over, like a ball
  4. 8. State in which forces on an object cancel each other out
  5. 10. Act of changing position or moving from place to place
  6. 11. A push or a pull that can change how something moves

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  1. 1. How fast an object is moving
  2. 2. To press against something to move it away from you
  3. 3. To grab something and move it toward you
  4. 4. Force that slows objects down when surfaces rub together
  5. 6. Force that pulls objects down toward the ground
  6. 9. To change position or location
  7. 10. Amount of matter that makes up an object

Simple Machines

Medium · 15×15 · 15 words
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  1. 4. Resistive force between two surfaces in contact
  2. 8. Imaginary line that a wheel or gear rotates around
  3. 9. Opposing force a machine must overcome to do work
  4. 12. Twisting force that causes rotation
  5. 13. Point on which a lever turns
  6. 14. Push or pull measured in newtons
  7. 15. Force applied to a machine to start the work

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  1. 1. Input force applied to operate a simple machine
  2. 2. Resistance force a machine works to move
  3. 3. Power gained by using a lever to lift heavy loads
  4. 5. Sloped ramp used to raise objects with less force
  5. 6. Measure of how much useful work a machine produces compared to energy put in
  6. 7. Ratio comparing output force to input force in a machine
  7. 10. Made of two or more simple machines working together
  8. 11. Force a machine produces after work is done

Simple Machines

Easy · 11×11 · 13 words
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  1. 1. Simple machine shaped like a triangle used to split things apart
  2. 4. Force you apply to a machine to get work done
  3. 7. Force that slows down moving surfaces rubbing together
  4. 9. Wheel with a rope or chain used to lift heavy objects
  5. 11. A push or a pull on an object

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  1. 1. Using force to move an object a certain distance
  2. 2. Round toothed wheel that turns another one to move machines
  3. 3. Simple machine that pivots on a fixed point to lift loads
  4. 5. Simple machine with a spiral ridge that holds things together
  5. 6. The act of moving from one place to another
  6. 8. Round object that turns on a rod to reduce friction
  7. 9. To move something away from you
  8. 10. The object or weight being lifted or moved

Physics

Medium · 11×11 · 11 words
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  1. 1. A discrete packet of electromagnetic radiation
  2. 2. A transparent object that refracts light into a spectrum
  3. 6. The distance between successive crests of a wave
  4. 9. The standard unit of electrical resistance
  5. 10. A composite particle made of quarks held together by the strong force

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  1. 1. An ionized state of matter often found in stars
  2. 3. Variant of an element with a different number of neutrons
  3. 4. Electric potential difference between two points
  4. 5. The tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion
  5. 7. A space entirely devoid of matter
  6. 8. The unit of luminous flux in the International System

Physics

Medium · 11×11 · 14 words
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  1. 4. Positively charged particle in an atom's nucleus
  2. 5. Curved piece of glass used to focus light
  3. 7. Push or a pull
  4. 9. Upward force exerted by a fluid
  5. 12. Intrinsic angular momentum of a particle
  6. 13. Object producing a magnetic field
  7. 14. Basic unit of matter

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  1. 1. Region where a force can be felt
  2. 2. Capacity to do work
  3. 3. Disturbance that transfers energy
  4. 6. Subatomic particle with very little mass
  5. 8. Space devoid of matter
  6. 10. Fundamental property of matter, either positive or negative
  7. 11. Curved path of a celestial body

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