Magnets and Water

Attract

• To pull objects close to each other
• to push objects away from each other
• to change from one type to another
• an electric current 

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electromagnet

• a type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current
• to push objects away from each other
• to pull objects close to each other
• the ability to make things move

magnetic field

• the space around a magnet in which magnetic forces can act on objects
• to separate or set apart
• one of the two opposite ends of a magnet
• to provide evidence that goes against a claim

repel

• to push objects away from each other
• to provide evidence that goes against a claim
• an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us
• when two objects come close together

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magnetic pole

• an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
• the space around a magnet in which magnetic forces can act on objects
• one of the two opposite ends of a magnet
• the ability to make things move or change

Magnets can interact without touching.

• True
• False

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A child puts two magnetic toy trains next to each other on a track. What will happen next, and why?

• The trains will not move.
• The trains will move away from each other.
• The trains will move closer to each other.
• Not enough information.

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Which way will the magnets move after they are released?

• Towards each other
• Away from each other
• Not enough information

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Why would the two magnets move together?

• There is too much force.
• The magnets are not touching.
• The magnetic force pushes the trains apart.
• The magnetic force will pull the trains together.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

True or False: All metals stick to magnets.

• True
• False

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