Unit 8 · Electricity and MagnetismMagnet
Words of this topic
- magnet: a material that attracts iron and certain other metals.
- magnetic materials: things that a magnet attracts, such as iron, nickel and cobalt.
- magnetic field: the region around a magnet where its effect reaches.
- pole: the end of a magnet where the pulling power is strongest.
- north pole (N pole): the end of a hanging magnet that turns towards the north.
- south pole (S pole): the end of a hanging magnet that turns towards the south.
- attraction: the pull that draws two things towards each other.
- repulsion: the push that drives two things away from each other.
- magnetic properties: the behaviour of a magnet in attracting, repelling and having poles.