G4: Magnets and magnetic materials

What are magnetic materials?

• They are materials that repel each other.

• They are metal materials that are attracted or pulled towards a magnet.

• They are wooden materials that are attracted or pulled towards a magnet.

• They are plastic materials that are attracted or pulled towards a plastic object.

What materials are magnetic?

• plastic

• ceramics like mugs and plates

• wood

• metals

WHat metals are magnetic?

• iron

• nickel

• colbalt

• iron alloy

What is a magnet?

• It is an object yhar has an area around it where a magnetic force is active.

• It is an object yhar has an area around it where a magnetic force is not active.

What does "repel" mean?

• It means to pull magnetic materials towards a magnet.

• It means to push magnetic materials away from a magnet.

Can a magnetic material attract another item that is also made out of a magnetic material?

• Yes, it is exactly like a magnet.

• No, it is not a magnet and does not have a magnetic force around it.

A magnetic material can only be attracted to a magnet when it is in the magnet's area of magnetic force.

• True

• False

How could you define "attract"?

• A force that pulls a body toward the center of the earth.

• To push away something from itself.

• To pull to or draw toward oneself or itself. For example a magnet attracts iron.