magnets and magnetic fields

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    • What happens when like poles of magnets are brought together?
      They repel each other
    • What occurs when opposite poles of magnets are brought together?
      They attract each other
    • What type of forces are attraction and repulsion between magnetic poles?
      Non-contact forces
    • What does a permanent magnet produce?
      Its own magnetic field
    • How do two permanent magnets interact when brought close together?
      They can attract or repel each other
    • What is an induced magnet?
      An object that becomes a magnet in a field
    • What happens to an induced magnet when the permanent magnet is removed?
      It loses most or all of its magnetism
    • What type of force does induced magnetism always cause?
      A force of attraction
    • What are the four types of magnetic materials?
      • Iron
      • Steel (an alloy of iron)
      • Cobalt
      • Nickel
    • What is a magnetic field?
      A region where a force acts on magnets
    • What happens when magnetic materials are placed in a magnetic field?
      They experience a force of attraction
    • How does the strength of a magnetic field change with distance from the magnet?
      It decreases as distance increases
    • Where is the magnetic field strongest on a magnet?
      At the poles of the magnet
    • What does a magnetic compass contain?
      A small bar magnet
    • How do we plot a magnetic field using a compass?
      By drawing crosses at compass north poles
    • In which direction do magnetic field lines point?
      From north to south
    • What indicates the strongest part of a magnetic field?
      Where the lines are closest together
    • What does a compass needle point to when away from magnets?
      North-South direction
    • Why does a compass needle point north?
      Because of Earth's magnetic field
    • What happens when we close the switch in a circuit?
      An electric current flows around the circuit
    • What is conventional current?
      Flow from positive to negative
    • What is produced around a wire when current flows through it?
      A magnetic field
    • How can we prove the existence of a magnetic field around a wire?
      Using a compass to observe deflection
    • What factors affect the strength of the magnetic field around a wire?
      Size of current and distance from wire
    • What happens to the magnetic field if we change the direction of the current?
      The direction of the magnetic field changes
    • How do we determine the direction of the magnetic field using the Right Hand Rule?
      Thumb points current direction, fingers field direction
    • What is a solenoid?
      A wire coiled into a loop
    • What happens when current is turned on in a solenoid?
      A strong and uniform magnetic field is produced
    • What are three ways to increase the strength of a magnetic field produced by a solenoid?
      Increase current, number of turns, add iron core
    • What is an electromagnet?
      A solenoid with an iron core
    • What is a key advantage of electromagnets?
      We can turn them on and off
    • How can we change the strength of an electromagnet's magnetic field?
      By changing the current
    • What happens when like poles of magnets are brought together?
      They repel each other.
    • What occurs when opposite poles of magnets are brought together?
      They attract each other.
    • What type of forces are attraction and repulsion between magnetic poles?
      Non-contact forces.
    • What does a permanent magnet produce?
      Its own magnetic field.
    • How do two permanent magnets interact when brought close together?
      They can attract or repel each other.
    • What is an induced magnet?
      An object that becomes a magnet in a magnetic field.
    • What happens to induced magnets when the permanent magnet is removed?
      They lose most or all of their magnetism quickly.
    • What type of force does induced magnetism always cause?
      A force of attraction.
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