Lesson 1.1 - What is Magnetism?
Vocabulary
- magnet
- magnetic pole
- magnetic force
- magnetic field
- magnetic field lines
Properties of a Magnet
Magnet
Magnetite and Lodestones
Magnetism
Properties of a Magnet
- A magnet is any material that attracts iron and materials that contain iron.
Magnetite and Lodestones
- Rocks containing the mineral magnetite attracts materials that contain iron and also repel other magnetic rocks.
- Magnetic rocks are known as lodestones.
Magnetism
- The attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials is called magnetism.
Properties of a Magnet
- Magnets attract iron and materials that contain iron.
- Magnets attract or repel other magnets.
- One part of a magnet will always point north when allowed to swing freely.