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A magnet is an object or device that gives an external magnetic field. It can even be caused by an electrical current.It applies force over a distance on other magnets.
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Magnet
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South and north
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Poles of a magnet
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Magnetism is concentrated at the poles
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Magnetism
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North and South Poles
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What two poles attract each other
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When the two magnets poles are the same
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What two poles repel each other
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Magnets that always have their magnetic force
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Permanent magnet
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Temporary magnets are ones that become temporarily temporarily magnetized when brought near a permanent magnet. if a magnet is used to pick up a paper clip, the paper clip will be become magnetized too, and it will be able to pick up another paper clip. Once the permanent magnet is removed the paperclips lose their magnetic properties.
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Temporary Magnets
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This type of magnet is a permanent magnet only when an electrical current runs through it. the strength of the magnet is dependent on the strength of the electric current.
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Electromagnet
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Very very strong electromagnet
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Superconductors
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The space around a magnet or an electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts
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Magnetic field
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The lines of force of a magnetic field will differ based on the shape of the magnet . The line comes out of the North Pole and re enter the magnet through the south pole. A magnetic field is strongest at these two poles.
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Lines of force
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A type of hard rock with a high iron content and magnetic propertiex,also called magnetite
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Loadstone
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To drW or pull toward a magnet
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Attract
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To push away or move back from a magney
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Repel
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The magnet created by running an electric current through it
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Magnetosphere
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To float
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Levitate
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A device that uses a magnetic to point in the direction of the earth's magnetic field
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Compass
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The smallest ,most basic unit of matter
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Atom
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The small magnetic field that surround an atom
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Magnetic moment
