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Magnetism
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| how magnets interact | *magnets repel or attract each other *strength increases as magnets move closer and decreases as magnets move farther apart |
| magnetic field directions | from north to south |
| magnetic fields | a field surrounding a magnet that exerts a force on other magnets and objects made of magnetic materials |
| magnetic poles | where the magnetic force exerted by the magnet is strongest |
| magnetism | properties and interactions of magnets |
| magnetite/lodestone | magnetic minerals |
| types of magnetic metals | *iron *cobalt *nickel |
| magnetic force | attraction or repulsion between objects on Earth |
| gravitational force | the force of attraction between all masses in the universe |
| electromagnetic force | a type of physical interaction that occurs between electrically charged particles |