magnetism

Question 1

magnetic materials

Answer 1

materials that can be attracted by magnets

Question 2

non-magnetic materials

Answer 2

materials that cannot be attracted by magnets

Question 3

4 properties of magnets

Answer 3

1. magnets attract magnetic materials
2. magnets have two poles, the north and south pole
3. a freely suspended magnet comes to rest in the north-south direction
4. like poles repel and unlike poles attract

Question 4

magnetic induction

Answer 4

the process by which a magnetic material becomes a magnet when it is near or in contact with a magnet

Question 5

alternating current

Answer 5

an electric current that reverses its direction many times per second

Question 6

magnetic field

Answer 6

the region surrounding a magnet, in which a body of magnetic material experiences a magnetic force