Magnets

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A ___ is any material that attracts iron or objects made of iron.

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magnet

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Materials that can be turned into a magnet are called _____. These include iron, nickel, cobalt, or mixtures of these materials.

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ferromagnets

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Materials which can be made into magnets for a short period of time when placed in a strong magnetic field are called _

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temporary magnets

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An iron core is wrapped in electrical wire. When the electric current is turned on, a strong magnet is created called a ______

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electromagnet

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Another name for a magnet found in nature is

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magnetite

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An example of a temporary magnet is: a horseshoe magnet, a scissors which has been magnetized, a piece of magnetite, a plastic spoon

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a scissors which has been magnetized

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The ends of a magnet are called the

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poles

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Unlike poles (NS or SN)________________ each other

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attract

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Iron, cobalt, and nickel are the metals which are

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the three most common magnetic substances

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The area around a magnet which is affected by its magnetism is the

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magnetic field