wunder beta🧲 Magnets
Learn the invisible force that pulls, pushes, and never even touches!
What you’ll learn
- Describe what magnets are, their poles, and what they attract.A magnet pulls certain metals without touching them and has a north and south pole. Opposite poles attract and like poles repel. Magnets stick to iron, nickel, and cobalt but not to wood, plastic, or glass.
- Explain magnetic fields, Earth's magnetism, and how magnets are used.Every magnet has an invisible magnetic field, and Earth itself acts like a giant magnet that makes compasses work. Magnets can be made, including electromagnets that switch on and off, and they power motors, speakers, and cranes.
Questions this course answers
What are the two ends of a magnet called?
Every magnet has a north pole and a south pole, where its pulling force is strongest.
What happens when you bring two north poles close together?
Like poles repel, so two north poles push each other away.
Which of these will a magnet stick to?
Magnets attract objects with iron, like steel paper clips, but not wood, plastic, or glass.
What is the invisible area around a magnet called?
The magnetic field is the invisible area around a magnet where its force can reach.
Why does a compass needle point north?
Earth acts like a giant magnet, and a compass needle lines up with Earth's magnetic field.
What is special about an electromagnet?
An electromagnet uses electricity, so you can turn its magnetism on and off.
Grounded in trusted sources
- Britannica Kids, "Magnet and Magnetism" https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Magnet-and-Magnetism/353411
- National Geographic Education, "Magnetism" https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/magnetism/
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, "How Do Magnets Work?" https://www.britannica.com/science/How-Do-Magnets-Work
- Explain that Stuff, "Magnetism" https://www.explainthatstuff.com/magnetism.html
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