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m&m 8.1
Discovering Magnetism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Magnes | Greek shepherd who was roaming Mount Ida when he discovered a magnetic rock |
| Magnetism | Objects that attract certain metals to attract certain objects to itself |
| Lodestones | Magnetic rock. Composed of a form of iron ore called magnetite |
| Law of magnetic poles | Unlike poles attract each other but like poles repel each other |
| Law of magnetic force | The force between two magnetic poles is directly related to the poles strengths. Also states that the force acting between two magnetic poles is inversely related to the square of the distance between them |
| Magnetic field | A region in which other objects are affected by the magnet. Represented by imaginary lines called lines of force |