Magnets
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Atomic Structure | The magnetic properties of a material |
| Temporary Magnets | A magnet made from a material that easily loses its magnetism |
| Permanent Magnets | A magnet made from a material that keeps its magnetism for a long time This magnet can lose some or all its magnetism |
| Lodestones | Magnetic rocks Magnetic rocks have the same properties as magnetic rocks |
| Ferromagnets | A material that shows strong magnetic properties In nature, iron, nickel, cobalt, and gadolinium are common ______________. |
| Properties of a Magnet | 1. Magnets attract iron and materials that contain iron 2. Magnets attract or repel other magnets 3. One part of a magnet will always point north when allowed to swing freely |
| Magnetic Poles | unlike attract each other, and magnetic poles that are alike repel each other the ________s are named north and south |
| Magnetic Force | The attraction and repulsion between magnetic poles A _______ is a push or pull that causes an object to move Any material that exerts ____________ is considered a magnet |
| Magnetic Field | The area of magnetic force around a magnet is known as its ______________. Because of ___________, magnets can interact without touching |
| Magnetic Field Lines | _______ are lines that map put the magnetic field around the magnet They spread out from one pole, curve around the magnet, and return to the other pole Always leaving the north pole and entering the south The closer the lines are the stronger the field |
| Can Magnets Be Destroyed? | Yes, if you smash them hard or heat them up |
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