| Term | Definition |
|---|
| magnet | an object that attracts certain kinds of metals, such as iron |
| magnetic pole | the end of a magnet, where magnetic forces are greatest |
| attract | to pull together |
| repel | to push apart |
| magnetic field | area around a magnet in which magnetic forces can act |
| lines of force | lines that show a magnetic field |
| electromagnetism | the relationship between magnetism and electricity |
| electromagnet | a temporary magnet made by passing a current through a wire wrapped around an iron core |
| motor | a device that converts electrical energy to mechanical energy |
| mechanical energy | energy of motion |
| lodestone | a natural magnet |
| unlike poles | attract |
| like poles | repel |
| demagnetizing | destroying the magnet's magnetism |
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