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What are ferromagnetic elements?

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Elements that have an especially strong attraction to magnets.

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What are magnetic materials?

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Materials that become magnets when the magnetic fields of the magnetic domains line up in the same direction.

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Where is the strongest magnetic field located?

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At the magnetic poles.

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What is a magnet?

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An object that attracts iron or other materials that have magnetic qualities similar to iron.

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What happens when a magnetic material comes in contact with a magnet?

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Its magnetic domains fall into alignment and it begins to attract other objects made of magnetic material.

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What is a magnetic domain?

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A region within a magnetic material where the magnetic fields of atoms are aligned in the same direction.

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What is the difference between magnetic and non-magnetic materials?

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Magnetic materials can be magnetized and attract magnets, while non-magnetic materials do not.

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What is magnetic force?

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The attraction or repulsion between magnetic materials or between a magnet and a magnetic material.

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What is the role of the center of a magnet?

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The center of a magnet has a weaker magnetic field compared to the poles.

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What is magnetic potential energy?

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The energy stored in a magnetic field due to the position of magnetic materials.