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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
A '''pole''' is one end of a [[magnet]].
===About Poles===
: The '''pole ''' on a [[magnet ]] can be a '''north seeking pole''' or a '''south seeking pole'''.
: Two like '''poles''' will [[repel]] each other: North-North and South-South.
: Two opposite '''poles''' will [[attract]] each other: North-South.
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A '''pole''' is point on a [[magnet]] where the most dense region of [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field lines]] enter the [[magnet]].
===About Poles===
: The '''pole''' on a [[magnet]] can be a '''north seeking pole''' or a '''south seeking pole'''.
: Two like '''poles''' will [[repel]] each other: North-North and South-South.
: Two opposite '''poles''' will [[attract]] each other: North-South.
: A [[compass]] can be used to identify the '''poles''' on an [[magnet]] as it will point towards the South Seeking '''pole''' and away from the North Seeking '''pole'''.
{| class="wikitable"
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|[[File:BarMagnetCompass.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:MagneticFieldEarthCompass.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:ElectromagnetCompass.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The red point of the [[compass]] points towards the South Seeking '''Pole''' of the [[magnet]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This [[diagram]] shows that the 'North Pole' of [[Earth]] is the South Seeking '''Pole''' of a [[magnet]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This [[diagram]] shows that when [[Electrical Current|current]] enters the coil clockwise, that is the South Seeking '''Pole''' of a [[magnet]].
|}
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''Poles, magnetic, page 221, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851362/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851362&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=7d78d70a2044ee9982dae010c94af92a ''Poles, magnetic, pages 275, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA '']