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Magnetism
Term | Definition |
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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 |