| Term | Definition |
| conductors | a material through which electric current passes esily |
| insulater | a material through which electric current does not pass esily |
| magnet | anything that pulls iron, steel and certain other metals to it |
| magnetism | the force around a magnet |
| magnetic field | the space around a magnet where magnetism acts |
| pole | a place on a magnet where magnetism is the strongest |
| compass | a small magnet that can turn freely |
| generator | a machine that uses an energy soure and magnet to make electricity |
| electromagnet | a magnet made when an electric current flows through a wire |