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[[File:MagnetBarNorthSouth.png|right|300px|thumb|There are two '''poles''' on a magnet.]]
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[[File:MagnetBarNorthSouth.png|right|300px|thumb|There are two '''poles''' on a [[magnet]].]]
 
A '''pole''' is one end of a [[magnet]].
 
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Two '''magnets''' facing North-South will attract each other.
 
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[[File:MagnetBarNorthSouth.png|right|300px|thumb|There are two '''poles''' on a [[magnet]].]]
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A '''pole''' is one end of a [[magnet]].

Revision as of 19:44, 31 October 2018

Key Stage 2

Meaning

There are two poles on a magnet.

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.
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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.

Key Stage 3

Meaning

There are two poles on a magnet.

A pole is one end of a magnet.