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What does
align
mean?
Align
means to line up or place in correct position.
What does
attract
mean?
Attract
means to draw or pull, as when two magnets are placed with UNLIKE poles together and their magnetic fields interact.
What is a
Cow Magnet
?
A
Cow Magnet
is a cylindrical, round ended alnico magnet placed in a cow's stomach to prevent injury by loose wire in feed.
What does
demagnetize
mean?
Demagnetize
means to make the magnetic field weaker, less magnetic strength.
What is a
force
?
A
force
is any push or pull that causes an object to move.
What does it mean when something is
magnetic
?
When something is
magnetic
it has a magnetic field and displays magnetic properties.
What is
magnetite?
Magnetite
is a type of hard rock with high iron content and magnetic properties, also called lodestone or loadstone.
What is a
magnetic field
?
A
magnetic field
is the area around a magnet in which magnetic force exists.
What does
polarity
mean?
Polarity
means having
two
opposing
poles.
What does
repel
mean?
Repel
means to push away, as when two magnets are placed with like poles together and their magnetic fields interact.
What is the difference between an ordinary nail and a magnetized nail?
An ordinary nail is not magnetic and a magnetized nail has been temporarily magnetized by a magnet.
Do similar poles repel or attract?
Similar poles
repel
.
Do opposite poles repel or attract?
Opposite poles attract.
Name some materials that a magnet
can attract through.
Materials a magnet can
attract through
include:
pie pan
aluminum foil
pattern block
Name some materials that a magnet will
repel through.
Some materials that a magnet will
repel through
include:
wooden ruler
water
a hand
a shoe
Some items that magnets
are attracted to
include...
nails
lids on jars
metallic pails
cookie tin
paper clips
Author
Costi
ID
245164
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Michael Gr. 3 Magnet Vocabulary
Description
Magnet, align, attract, repel, cow magnet, demagnetize, force, magnetic, magnetic field, magnetite, polarity,
Updated
2013-11-05T14:11:03Z
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