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An electric motor is a human invention that can do work because a moving electrical charge creates a magnetic field. In nature, electrical charges exist, and magnetic fields exist. But does anything that's not human-made do work as a result of a moving electrical charge creating a magnetic field?

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An electric motor is a human invention that can do work because a moving electrical charge creates a magnetic field. In nature, electrical charges exist, and magnetic fields exist. But does anything that's not human-made do work as a result of a moving electrical charge creating a magnetic field?	1