Magnets and Magnetism

Front

What do the lines around this magnet represent?

Back

Magnetic Field

Front

Where is the strongest attraction force of the magnet?

Back

at the poles

Front

When two magnets repel, they ________________

Back

push apart

Front

When two magnets attract, they ______________

Back

pull together

Front

All atoms have magnetic fields with north and south poles. Where these atoms are located are called ______.

Back

Domains

Front

The domains in this picture ARE aligned, so that makes the object _______.

Back

Magnetic

Front

How do we know that the Earth's magnetic poles have switched many times?

Back

By analyzing the magnetic particles where the sea floor is spreading

Front

If the Compass uses earth’s magnetic field to point North, is it really pointing to the North Pole or the South Pole?

Back

South Pole