Difference between revisions of "Magnetism"

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Magnetism is a force that causes magnets to be attracted or repelled from one another.

Noun: Magnetism

Magnetism only affects certain materials:


Magnets are attracted to some metals. Those metals are magnetic but they are not magnets themselves.

Magnetism can be attractive or repulsive.

When two North Poles are placed next to each other two magnets will repel each other.

When two South Poles are placed next to each other two magnets will repel each other.

When the North Pole of one magnet is placed next to the South Pole of another magnet they attract each other.


Magnets are attracted to some metals. Those metals are magnetic but they are not magnets themselves.	Magnets have two poles; North and South.

Two magnets facing North-North will repel each other and two magnets facing South-South will repel each other.	Two magnets facing North-South will attract each other.

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 ===About Magnetism===
-: '''Magnetism''' only affects certain materials:
+: [[Magnetism]] is a [[Non-contact Force|non-contact force]].
+: [[Magnetism]] only affects certain materials:
 *Iron
+*Steel
 *Cobalt
 *Nickel
-: '''Magnets''' have two poles; North and South.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+|[[File:MagneticMetals.gif|center]]
+|-
+|'''Magnets''' are attracted to some metals. Those metals are '''magnetic''' but they are not magnets themselves.
+|}
+: Magnetism can be attractive or repulsive.
 : When two North Poles are placed next to each other two '''magnets''' will repel each other.
 : When two South Poles are placed next to each other two '''magnets''' will repel each other.