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What are poles in a magnet?

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The part of the magnet where the force is the strongest.

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What is magnetism?

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A property of certain kinds of materials that causes them to attract iron or steel.

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What does it mean to attract?

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To pull toward.

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What is a magnet?

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An object able to pull some metals toward itself.

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What does it mean to repel?

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To push away.

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What is the magnetic field?

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The area around a magnet where magnetic forces can be felt.

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What materials are attracted to magnets?

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Iron, nickel, and cobalt.

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What happens when you bring two like poles of magnets together?

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They repel each other.

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What happens when you bring two opposite poles of magnets together?

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They attract each other.

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What is a permanent magnet?

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A magnet that maintains its magnetic properties over time.