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Magnets
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| magnet | any material that attracts iron or metals containing iron |
| attract | pull (north - south) |
| repel | push (north - north) or (south - south) |
| temporary magnet | constructed by rubbing an object made from soft iron, like a nail, against a permanent magnet -- the magnetism WILL wear off |
| permanent magnet | a magnet that is ALWAYS magnetized, it retains (keeps) magnetism |
| magnetic field | area around a magnet where the force of a magnet can act |
| poles | two ends of a magnet, where the force is most powerful (north and south) |
| magnetite | a type of rock containing iron deposits, that is magnetic, also called a lodestone |
| electro magnet | when an electric current works with a magnet to make it really strong |
| force | a push or pull |
| Does the size and shape of a magnet determine its strength? | NO |
| Where is a magnet strongest? | at the poles |
| What is lodestone? | A magnetic rock |
| What is an electromagnet? | A magnet that works with an electic current |