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Revision as of 09:56, 11 August 2018
Key Stage 2
Meaning
A magnet is a piece of equipment that can be used to do determine if an object is magnetic.
About Magnets
- Magnets are attracted to some metals. Those metals are magnetic but they are not magnets themselves.
- Magnets have two poles; North and South.
- When two North Poles are placed next to each other two magnets will repel each other.
- When two South Poles are placed next to each other two magnets will repel each other.
- When the North Pole of one magnet is placed next to the South Pole of another magnet they attract each other.
Examples
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| Magnets are attracted to some metals. Those metals are magnetic but they are not magnets themselves. | Magnets have two poles; North and South. |
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| Two magnets facing North-North will repel each other and two magnets facing South-South will repel each other. | Two magnets facing North-South will attract each other. |