Magnetic Fields

• Like poles repel and opposite poles attract
• Which side is North and which is South?

  A) North

  B) South

  
• Where is the magnetic field at its strongest?

  At the Poles
• What are the 3 magnetic metals?

  • Iron
  • Nickel
  • Cobalt
• Induced magnet: A material that becomes magnetic when placed in a magnetic field a causing force of attraction
• Permanent Magnet: A magnet that always produces its own magnetic field
• What happens if you remove an induced magnet from a magnetic field?

  Will lose its magnetic field quickly
• The magnetic field lines always curve around the magnet from the North to South pole

  
• A compass follows the Earth's magnetic field lines