Magnets

Compasses work because the magnet in the compass interacts with....

• The metal in the rocks around it

• The Earth

• The wind

• The metal on the person

Magnet poles... what do they look like?

• all magnets have a north and a south pole

• all magnets have an east and west pole

• some magnets have a north and south pole, others have an east and west

____ poles REPEL

• like (the same)

• different (opposite)

____ poles ATTRACT

• like (the same)

• different (opposite)

True or False: Magnets are made of smaller particles and each of those are still magnetic

• True

• False

What is an example of non-magnetic materials?

• Iron

• Steel

• Plastic

The worlds strongest magnet can attract anything...even non-magnetic materials

• TRUE

• FALSE