Yazied 7 Science unit #2 lessons #1 & #2

A _________________ is an object that attracts or pulls on materials that contain iron .

Magnets have _________ and ____________ poles .

___________ force is the push or the pull exerted by magnets and acts at a distance .

The _________- poles of two magnets cause them to move towards one another .

• opposite

• like

The magnetic force is --------- when two like poles point each other .

• repulsive

• attractive

The magnetic force is _____________ when two opposite poles point toward each other .

The material and size of a magnet affect the strength of the magnetic force .

• true

• false

Some magnets produce a stronger magnetic force than others .

• true

• false

When a magnet is cut in half , both halves become magnets with north and south poles .

• true

• false

The magnetic properties of a material are result of the overall magnetic properties of its ___________.