Friday, November 30, 2012

What Is a Magnet?

What is a Magnet?

That's a great question and one that you just might have to see for you to really understand. 

A magnet is a solid object, usually a rock or piece of metal, that has the ability to attract certain materials. Magnets attract, or pull, objects made with iron.



Read on and have fun learning about magnets!


Magnets are made of metals containing iron, cobalt, nickel, or steel that have been exposed to a magnetic field, which rearranges the metal's molecules in a north-south pattern. 



Magnets have two poles, a north pole and a south pole. Even though magnets can come in different shapes, strengths, and sizes, they all have a north and south pole. 




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