History of Magnetism

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MAGNETISM is a natural force that causes magnets to attract or repel certain, ______

material

LODESTONE is a black metallic ore that has the properties of attracting ______

iron

THALES OF MILETUS, a Greek philosopher in the 6th century BC, said to be the first to observe this property of ______

magnetism

MAGNESIA is a place of a large deposit of lodestones, later named for the ______

‘magnet’

ROMAN LUCRETIUS, who lived in 100BC, tried to explain magnetism through his ______ atomic theory

own

ARABIAN NIGHTS is a story of a ship that approached an island of ______ rock

magnetic

MAGNES is a story about a shepherd when he was leading his flock of sheep on the slopes of Mt.Ida where his staff can’t move at the mountain because of ______

lodestones

REPULSION is when like poles ______

repel

ATTRACTION is when unlike poles ______

attract

INDUCED MAGNETISM is temporary magnetism acquired by a magnetic material when it is placed near a ______

magnet

Prof. Hans Christian Ørsted discovers “an electric current is surrounded by a ______ field”

magnetic

the motion of the ______ field

magnetic

HANS CHRISTIAN ØRSTED = “a current carrying wire produces a ______ field”

magnetic

“a moving wire through a ______ field could cause an electric current”

magnetic

“a current produced by a ______ field is an induced current”

magnetic

ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION = the production of voltage due to a change in the ______ field discovered by Michael Faraday in the 1830's

magnetic

GENERATOR = a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy DC GENERATOR = battery operated ______

generator

AC GENERATOR = plugged operated ______, also known as alternating current generator

generator

LIGHT = also known as EM wave, does not need medium/molecule to ______

travel

PHOTONS = these are bundles of wave energy, basic unit that makes up the ______, the energy of a photon is given by the equation $E=hf$

light

Test your knowledge of the historical developments and figures related to magnetism, from Thales of Miletus to Lucretius and beyond. Learn about lodestones, Arabic tales, and the ancient understanding of magnetism.

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