Magnets

Question 1

What are magnets ?

Answer 1

any material that attracts iron and material that contain iron

Question 2

How were magnets discovered ?

Answer 2

by ancient Greeks, when they dug up a rock called magnetite

Question 3

Property of Magnet

Answer 3

attract iron and materials containing iron

Question 4

Property of Magnet

Answer 4

attract or repel other magnets

Question 5

Property of Magnet

Answer 5

one of the a magnet will always point north when allowed to swing freely

Question 6

Property of Magnet

Answer 6

has 2 poles/ ends

• magnetic effect is strongest at poles
• poles that are alike repel each other
• poles that are opposite attract each other

Question 7

Magnetic Force

Answer 7

the attraction or repulsion between magnetic poles

push or pull that causes objects to move

Question 8

Magnetic Field

Answer 8

strongest at the poles BUT not limited to the poles

Question 9

Magnetic Field

Answer 9

magnetic force that is exerted all around a magnet

Question 10

Because of magnetic fields, magnets can interact

Answer 10

without even touching

Question 11

Magnetic field lines

Answer 11

are lines that map out the invisible magnetic field around a magnet

Question 12

Magnetic field lines

Answer 12

• spread out from one pole, curved around the magnet, and return to the other pole
• form complete loops from pole to pole and NEVER crosses
• ALWAYS leave north pole and enter south pole
• CLOSER THE LINES ARE THE STRONGER THE FIELD
• closest together at poles