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Chobanian Science
Chobanian:Magnets Quiz #1
Question | Answer |
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Attract | To pull toward one another |
Repel | To push away from one another |
Compass | An instrument that uses a free-rotating magnetic needle to show direction. A magnet used to tell directions on Earth. It is a permanent magnet that is free to rotate. |
Force | A push or pull |
Magnetism | A property of certain kinds of materials that causes them to attract to iron or steel. |
North Pole | The end of a magnet that orients towards the Earth's magnetic north pole. |
South Pole | The end of a magnet that orients toward Earth's magnetic south pole. |
Permanent magnet | An object that sticks to iron |
Magnetic Field | An invisible field around a magnet. |
Temporary Magnet | A piece of iron that behaves like a magnet ONLY when it is surrounded by a magnetic field. A temporary magnet can be a piece of iron that is touching a permanent magnet. |
Induced Magnetism | A magnetic field on a piece of iron which makes the iron a temporary magnet. |
North Pole | The end of a magnet that orients toward Earth's magnetic north pole. |