Explore Magnetism and Magnetic Interactions

Two bar magnets are held close together. They are released and allowed to move freely. The bar magnets quickly come together. Which best explains why this happens?

• The poles facing one another are both south poles

• The poles facing one another are both north poles

• The poles facing one another are opposite poles

• One magnet was bigger than the other

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In a magnet the opposite poles will?

• Neither

• Repel

• Attract

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Like poles will?

• Attract

• Repel

• Neither

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What can be attracted to magnets?

• woodskin

• metals such as iron, nickel and cobalt

• skin

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What is this image showing.

• Electric Current

• An Electromagnet

• Magnetic Force

• Magnetic Field

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The part of the magnet with the strongest attraction and is labeled N and S is called magnetic __________.

• poles 
• attractor
• repel
• compass

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Will these two magnets attract or repel?

• Attract
• Repel

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What happens if you hold the south pole of one magnet close to the north pole of another magnet?

• They will attract each other

• They will repel each other

• They will grow very hot

• Nothing will happen

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Magnetic force between two magnets gets weaker the more ________________ between them.

• distance
• attraction
• metal
• lightsabers

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