Difference between revisions of "Magnet"
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: When two South 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. | : When the North Pole of one '''magnet''' is placed next to the South Pole of another '''magnet''' they attract each other. | ||
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+ | |[[File:MagneticMetals.gif|center|200px]] | ||
+ | |[[File:MagnetBarNorthSouth.gif|center|200px]] | ||
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+ | |'''Magnets''' are attracted to some metals. Those metals are '''magnetic''' but they are not magnets themselves. | ||
+ | |'''Magnets''' have two poles; North and South. | ||
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+ | |[[File:MagnetRepel.gif|center|200px]] | ||
+ | |[[File:MagnetAttract.gif|center|200px]] | ||
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+ | |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. | ||
+ | |} | ||
[[File:MagneticMetals.gif|right|300px|thumb|text]] | [[File:MagneticMetals.gif|right|300px|thumb|text]] |
Revision as of 09:54, 11 August 2018
Key Stage 2
Meaning
A magnet is a piece of equipment that can be used to do determine if an object is magnetic.
About Magnets
- Magnets are attracted to some metals. Those metals are magnetic but they are not magnets themselves.
- Magnets have two poles; North and South.
- 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. |