magnets and magnetic materials

magnetise

repel

magnetic force

magnet

magnetic field

attract

magnetism

core

electromagnet

magnetic pole

the region around a magnetic material in which a magnetic force acts.

piece of metal that a coil of wire is wound around to increase the strength of the magnetic field.

magnet that can be switched on or off using a electric current.

force that occurs when a magnet attract another object or repels.

point on a magnet where the force is strongest.

property of some materials that gives rise to force between these materials and magnets.

push further apart

pull closer together

object made from iron, nickel or cobalt.

to make magnetic.