| Term | Definition |
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magnet |
any materal that attracts or contains iron |
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magnetic pole |
the N and S ends of a magnet |
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magnetic force |
attraction or repulsion between magnetic poles |
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magnetic feild |
area of magnetic foce around a magnet |
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magnetic feild lines |
invisible lines that map out the magnetic feild |
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atom |
smallest part of an element |
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element |
substance that makes up matter |
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nucleus |
center region of a atom |
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protron |
partical that carries a positive charge |
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electron |
partical that carries an electric charge |
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neutron |
partical that doesn't carry a charge |
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magnetic domain |
group of atoms that are alligned by magnetic feilds, repersented by arrows |
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ferromagnetic materal |
materal that shows strong magnetic properties |
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tempary magnet |
a magnet that easily loses its magnetism |
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perminate magnet |
a magnet that keeps its magetism |
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compass |
divice with a magnetic needle that spins freely |
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magnetic declination |
the angle between geographic and magnetic north, depends on your location |
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Van Allen Belts |
doughnut shaped regions far above the earth |
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solar wind |
stream of electricly charged particals that come from the sun |
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magnetosphere |
area of the magnetic feild that is shaped by solar wind |
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aurora |
glowing region of the solar wind particals |