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Understand: electromagnetism

Problem

Khloe is camping in the woods with her family. To see at night she uses a hand-crank flashlight. Turning the crank spins a magnet inside the flashlight. The spinning magnet generates an electric current that makes the flashlight light up.
Why would spinning a magnet inside the flashlight generate an electric current?
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