Magnetic Fields Vocabulary

Front

What is the space around a magnet in which magnetic forces can act on objects?

Back

magnetic field

Front

What term describes the action of pushing objects away from one another?

Back

repel

Front

What do the lines around a magnet represent?

Back

Magnetic Field

Front

What is something that can be changed and measured?

Back

variable

Front

What is a line that connects opposite magnetic poles and represents the strength and direction of the magnetic field?

Back

magnetic field line

Front

What is the term for the area where magnetic forces are exerted?

Back

magnetic field

Front

What do you call the two ends of a magnet where the magnetic force is strongest?

Back

magnetic poles

Front

What is the term for the attraction between two magnets?

Back

attract

Front

What is the effect called when two like poles of magnets are brought close together?

Back

repulsion

Front

What is the term for a material that can be magnetized?

Back

ferromagnetic material