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Where is the magnetic force of a magnet the strongest

A

At the poles

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What is a magnet

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A magnet is any material that attracts iron and any material tha contains iron

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Do two south poles that are brought together repel or attract

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Repel

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Does a North Pole that is brought near a South Pole repel or attract

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Attract

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Do two north poles that are brought near each other repel or attract

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Repel

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When the magnetic fields of two or more magnets overlap, what is the result

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A combined field

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Do magnetic field lines ever cross

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No

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Is the following sentence true or false? The magnetic declination of a location never changes

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False

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What particles of an atom have a negative charge

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Electrons

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Is the following sentence true or false? The domains of a magnet are arranged in the same direction

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True

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IsThe following sentence true or false? Every million years earths magnetic field changes direction

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True

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What is the definition of magnetosphere

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The region of earths magnetic fields shaped by the solar wind

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What is the evidence for sea floor spreading

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Molten material, magnetic stripes, drilling samples

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What is subduction

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Process where oceanic crust sinks down beneath trench into mantle

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Who’s the person who had the theory about the sea floor spreading

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Harry Hess

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What is the deep ocean trench

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Deep underwater canyon

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Where does the deep ocean trench form

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Where Oceanic crust bends

17
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What takes place at the deep ocean trench

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Subduction

18
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What is the definition of aurora

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A glowing region in the atmosphere caused by charged particles from the sun

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What is the definition of ferromagnetic

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Material that shows strong magnetic properties

20
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What is the definition of a permanent magnet

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A magnet that keeps its magnetism for a long period of time

21
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What can earth make magnets out of

A

Ferromagnetic material

22
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Is the following statement true or false? Not all magnets are made of pure iron

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True

23
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Where is the magnetic force of a magnet strongest

A

At the polls/where the magnetic field lines are closest

24
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The region of magnetic force around a magnet is known as its

A

Magnetic field

25
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What are the lines called that map out the magnetic field around a magnet

A

Magnetic field lines

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