Magnetism

adapted from BBC Science Page

 Below you will find information that will help you learn about magnets

  • A magnet will pull some metals towards itself.

  • Most metals are not attracted (not pulled) to magnets.

  • The metals that are attracted to magnets are iron, nickel and cobalt. These metals are called magnetic.

  • Steel is a mixture of metals. Steel is magnetic because it contains iron.

 

 

 

 All magnets have two poles.

 

 Two magnets with unlike poles facing will attract (pull towards) each other.

 

 Two magnets with like poles facing will repel (push away) each other.

 

 The pull of a magnet can be measured with a Newton meter.