Magnetic Forces Flashcards
(27 cards)
Magnets exert _____ on each other at a distance
energy/force
The magnetic forces are ______ between opposite poles and _____ between like poles.
attractive, repel.
Magnetic ______ surround magnets and exert ______ when they contact other magnetic _____ or magnetic materials.
fields,force,fields
Magnetic ______ line up in a strong magnetic _____.
domains, field
The object becomes ______ when the magnetic ______ lines up.
magnetic, domain
magnet
an object that attracts iron and other materials that have magnetic qualities similar to iron.
ferromagnetic elements
iron, nickel, cobalet
magnetic force
a force of attraction or repulsion created by a magnet (noncontact)
Any material that is strongly attracted to a magnet is a _______ material.
magnetic
magnetic pole
a place where the force a magnet applies is strongest (N & S)
When you break a magnet into pieces, each piece will have a _______.
north and south pole
a _____ exists between the poles of any two ______
force, magnets
like poles _____
repel
different poles_____
attract
magnetic field
invisible, surrounds magnet,applies force to other magnets even when not in contacgt
magnetic fields are represented by____
magnetic field lines
the needle of a compass is a small _____
magnet
the needle of a compass algins with earths _____
field lines
can magnets differ in strenght
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magnetic potential energy
stored energy due to the interactions of magnetic poles in a magnetic fielda
a _____ must be applied to increase the magnetic potential energy.
force
magnetic domain
a region in a magnetic material in which the magnetic fields of the atoms all point in the same direction
all matter is made of ____
atoms
every atom has its own ______ _____
magnetic field