Magnet Study Points
- A magnet is an object that pulls/attracts certain materials to it.
- A magnet attracts with a force.
- A force is a push or a pull
- A magnet's force is called magnetism.
- Most magnets have the metals iron, nickel, or cobalt in them.
- A material that is attracted to a magnet is magnetic.
- Some metals are magnetic.
- Iron, nickel and cobalt are magnetic metals.
- Magnets can also attract other magnets.
- An alloy is a material that contains two or more metals.
- Steel is an example of an alloy that has iron in it.
- The magnetic poles are the places on a magnet where magnetism is strongest.
- If you put the N pole of one magnet near the S pole of another magnet, the poles attract each other and pull together.
- If you put the N pole of one magnet near the N pole of another magnet, the poles repel each other and push away (or S to S).
- A magnet's force acts all around the magnet, not just at the poles.
- The space where this force acts is called the magnetic field.
- A magnet's force can act at a distance from the magnet.
- A magnet attracts with a force.
- A force is a push or a pull
- A magnet's force is called magnetism.
- Most magnets have the metals iron, nickel, or cobalt in them.
- A material that is attracted to a magnet is magnetic.
- Some metals are magnetic.
- Iron, nickel and cobalt are magnetic metals.
- Magnets can also attract other magnets.
- An alloy is a material that contains two or more metals.
- Steel is an example of an alloy that has iron in it.
- The magnetic poles are the places on a magnet where magnetism is strongest.
- If you put the N pole of one magnet near the S pole of another magnet, the poles attract each other and pull together.
- If you put the N pole of one magnet near the N pole of another magnet, the poles repel each other and push away (or S to S).
- A magnet's force acts all around the magnet, not just at the poles.
- The space where this force acts is called the magnetic field.
- A magnet's force can act at a distance from the magnet.