Question

Use the image to answer the question.

A diagram shows a wire carrying a current in vertical direction. The magnetic field drawn using compass needles around the wire are concentric circles in a plane perpendicular to the direction of current.

What are the particles demonstrating in this image?

(1 point)
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Answer 1

The particles in the image are demonstrating a **magnetic field**. The concentric circles formed by the compass needles around the wire indicate the direction and presence of the magnetic field created by the current flowing through the wire.