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Which of the following best describes a regular magnet?
Which of the following best describes a regular magnet?
- A magnet that has a North and South Pole (correct)
- A magnet that is made of iron
- A magnet that is created by running an electric current through a wire
- A magnet that is attracted to steel
What happens when you put a North Pole near a South Pole of a magnet?
What happens when you put a North Pole near a South Pole of a magnet?
- They create a magnetic field
- They repel each other
- They attract each other (correct)
- They have no effect on each other
What happens when you put a North Pole near another North Pole or a South Pole near another South Pole of a magnet?
What happens when you put a North Pole near another North Pole or a South Pole near another South Pole of a magnet?
- They repel each other (correct)
- They attract each other
- They create a magnetic field
- They have no effect on each other
What is an electromagnet?
What is an electromagnet?
What happens to the strength of the magnetic field as you move further from the wire in an electromagnet?
What happens to the strength of the magnetic field as you move further from the wire in an electromagnet?