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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
A '''magnetic field''' is the region around a [[magnet]] that affects other [[magnet]]s or [[Magnetic Material|magnetic materials]].
===About Magnetic Fields===
: A '''magnetic field''' can be shown by placing a [[magnet]] under paper and then sprinkling iron filings on the paper.
: A '''magnetic field''' is strongest at the [[poles]] of the [[magnet]].
: When a '''magnetic field''' is drawn lines are joining the north pole to the south pole of the [[magnet]]. The arrows on the field lines point from north to south.
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|[[File:MagneticField.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:MagnetIronFilings.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The '''magnetic field''' lines point from north to south.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Iron]] filings are a magnetic material so they can be used to show the '''magnetic field'''.
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===Examples===
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|[[File:MagneticFieldLines.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:MagneticFieldLinesEarth.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:MagneticFieldLinesElectromagnet.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The '''magnetic field''' of a [[Bat Magnet|bar magnet]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The '''magnetic field''' of [[Earth]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The '''magnetic field''' of an [[Electromagnet]].
|}
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|[[File:SolarFlare1.gif]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This animation shows a solar flare curving back to [[The Sun]] due to a strong '''magnetic field'''
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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
[[File:SolarFlare1.gif|right|thumb|This animation shows a solar flare curving back to [[The Sun]] due to a strong '''magnetic field'''.]]
A '''magnetic field''' is the region around a [[magnet]] that affects other [[magnet]]s or [[Magnetic Material|magnetic materials]]s.
===About Magnetic Fields===