Fields and Interactions at a Distance
Virginia SOL PHII.2
Investigate fields generated by mass and charge, and their role in governing object motion and enabling interactions at a distance.
What students need to be able to do
- Compare motions of charged objects in electric fields to motions of objects in gravitational fields.
- Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the relationship between force strength, distance, and/or orientation of magnetic materials.
- Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the relationship between a current-carrying wire and the resulting magnetic field.
- Develop and use models to visualize, explain, and predict interactions involving electromagnetic and gravitational fields.
- Propose a solution to a problem using knowledge of magnetic induction.
- Propose a solution to a problem involving an induced current.
- Explain how the properties of magnets define their application in different systems.