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Magnetism Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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magnet | any material that attracts iron and materials that contain iron |
magnetic force | the attraction or repulsion force produced when magnetic poles interact |
magnetic field | the region around a magnet where the magnetic force is exerted |
Magnetic field lines | a visual tool used to represent magnetic fields |
temporary magnet | a magnet made from a material that easily loses its magnetism |
permanent magnet | a magnet made of material that keeps its magnetism for a long time |
compass | a device with a magnified needle that can spin freely |
attract | to pull to or draw toward oneself or itself |
repel | to push back or away by a force, as one body acting upon another |
magnetic domain | a grouping of atoms that have their magnetic fields lined up in the same direction |
Magnetism | a magnetic force |
electromagnet | a magnet created by wrapping a current-carrying wire around a ferromagnetic core |
ferromagnetic element | includes iron, nickel, and cobalt- elements that have an especially strong attraction to magnets |