Some Animals Become Attached to the First Moving Object They

question 8

Multiple Choice

Some animals become attached to the first moving object they encounter. The formation of an attachment in this manner is therefore called __________.

• A)assimilating
• B)imprinting
• C)equilibrating
• D)attenuating

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Definitions:

Induced Voltage

Voltage that is produced in a conductor by magnetic lines of flux cutting the conductor.

Electromagnetic Induction

The production of voltage across a conductor situated in a changing magnetic field or a conductor moving through a stationary magnetic field.

Magnetic Flux

The measurement of the total magnetic field passing through a given area, represented symbolically as Φ, and providing insight into the strength and direction of magnetic fields.

Lenz's Law

A principle stating that an induced electromotive force (emf) always generates a current whose magnetic field opposes the original change in magnetic flux.