Magnet Vocab Review

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Magnetism

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A property of certain materials that attracts iron or steel.

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Gravity

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the force that attracts matter toward Earth

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Pole

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end or side of a magnet

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Compass

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an instrument using a free-rotating magnetic needle to show direction

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Force

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A push or pull

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Temporary Magnet

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A piece of iron that acts like a magnet only in a magnetic field.

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North Pole

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the end of a magnet that orients toward earth's magnetic north pole

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Magnetic Field

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an invisible field around a magnet

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Repel

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to push away from each other

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South Pole

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End of a magnet that orients toward Earth's magnetic south.