The Electro-Magnetic Connection

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1. What happens if a magnet is moved back and forth inside a coil of wire? *

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A. The magnet becomes electrified.

B. The coil becomes magnetized.

C. The magnet loses its magnetism.

D. The coil gains an electrical current.

2. The first indication that light was a form of electromagnetic energy occurred when

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A. Faraday measured the electrical current in a bolt of lightning.

B. Maxwell measured the speed of light.

C. Faraday saw that light could be affected by a magnetic field.

D. Maxwell suggested that electromagnetic energy moved as waves.

3. Explain the difference between electrical conduction and electrical induction. *

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4. If you place a compass near an electrical current, explain what should happen and why. *

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5. When an electrical current runs through a wire, it emits electromagnetic energy into the space that

surrounds the wire. Explain why this field of energy is considered a force.

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