Electromagnetic Induction
Electromagnetic Induction is the way spinning magnets near a coil of wire create electricity.
Hold a fridge magnet near a metal spoon and swirl it in fast circles. If the spoon had a thin wire coiled around it, that swirling motion would nudge tiny bits inside the wire to flow. That flow of bits is what we call electric current. The faster you swirl, the stronger the flow.
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When you spin a magnet next to a coil of wire, something happens. The magnet pushes on tiny bits inside the wire and makes them move. That moving flow is what we call electricity. Spin the magnet faster, and you can even light up a small bulb.
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A changing magnetic field near a coil of wire pushes on electric charges inside the metal. That push, called voltage, forces charges through the wire and into a connected bulb. When the magnets spin fast enough, charges speed up inside the bulb's narrow filament and produce the heat that makes it glow.
Spinning magnets inside a coil of wire create a changing magnetic field, and that changing field generates a current in the wire. The number of wire turns in the coil directly affects how much voltage the spinning magnets produce. When you wind more turns around the same box — 150, 300, or 450 — each additional loop captures more of the changing field. That means a higher voltage reading on the digital voltmeter, confirming that coil turns and voltage rise together.