Weber (unit)

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the SI base unit relation?Derived from volt (V) and second (s)
2. What is the fundamental law?Defined via Faraday's law of induction
3. What is a weber?A weber is the unit that measures magnetic flux, the amount of magnetic field passing through a surface. One weber equals one volt-second, meaning a change of one weber in one second creates one volt of voltage.
4. Why is the unit called a weber?It is named after Wilhelm Eduard Weber, a German physicist who helped discover how electricity and magnetism are connected and helped create the first electromagnetic telegraph.

Magnetic Flux: A measure of the total magnetic field lines passing through a given surface area.
Faraday's Law of Induction: States that a changing magnetic flux through a circuit induces an electromotive force (voltage).
Volt-Second: The SI derived unit of magnetic flux, equivalent to one weber.
Tesla: The SI unit of magnetic flux density, representing the strength of a magnetic field per unit area.