Magnetism

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Magnetism is the force by which objects are attracted to other objects or repelled by other objects. It is basically a force between electric currents Magnets have two opposite ends, called poles. The north pole of one magnet will repel, or push away, the north pole of another magnet. The same thing will happen with two south poles. However, the north pole of one magnet will attract, or pull toward itself, the south pole of another magnet. Usually these objects are metals such as iron. Lodestones were the first known magnets. They are rocks containing iron that have become permanently magnetized. We call permanent iron magnets like these ferromagnetic (ferro- is a prefix that means

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FORCE  71s
IRON  52w
MAGNETS  15s
METALS  11e
OBJECTS  44sw
PHYSICS  47w
POWER  77nw
REPEL  74w