Stithsonianscience Magnetism 2018-19

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Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt

The three elements which most strongly attract to a magnet.

The naturally magnetic mineral (aka: lodestone).

The strongest attracting parts of a magnet.

This is what a north pole and a south pole of a magnet will do to each other.

This is what two north poles or two south poles will do to each other.

The magnetic force surrounding a magnet.

The temperature at which a magntetic material no longer responds to a magnetic field.

North and South

The two types of poles a magnet has.

Intersect or cross

This is something magnetic field lines do not "want" to do.

These are groups of molecules. In magnetized materials the groups are well ordered; in non-magnetized materials the groups are poorly ordered.

A magnet's north pole has greater magnetic strength than its south pole.

Magnetic poles come in pairs.

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