Physics- Magnetic Field Force Flashcards
Material is magnetic
If it is attracted to or repelled by a magnet
Types of magnets
Bar
Horse-shoe shaped
Round
All magnets
Have a magnetic field force
Attract or repel magnetic substances such as iron,steel and nickel
Two magnetic poles north (N) and south (S)
Opposite pole
Attract each other
Pulling force
Like poles
Repel each other
Pushing force
When a magnet is allowed to swing freely in a horizontal plane
It will turn and come to rest with its North Pole pointing to the geographic North Pole of the earth and its South Pole pointing to the geographic South Pole of the earth
Earth behaves like
A bar magnet with its South Pole where the geographic North Pole is and its North Pole where the geographic South Pole is. This proves that earth behaves like a magnet