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Why do magnets attract or repel each other even when they are held apart?
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∙ 12y ago
Many things are magnetic, though in varying degrees, especially special rocks called magnets. Magma, lava underneath the surface of the earth, is highly magnetic, as lava often comes out in special areas on the surface forming a visible magnetic field. Humans are made from soil/dirt, and we have the same minerals in us as the earth does, and since the earth is magnetic, so are we, and scientists have proven that recently. They have found that we have ultramicroscopic minerals in our heads or in our brains that are magnetic, though they don't work the same way as the magnets in animals function. Animals navigate, especially during migration, due to the magnetic field of the earth, like a compass, and God designed them just for that. Also, you can make a makeshift compass by finding a small piece of light metal wire and rubbing it on your head to get static electricity. Now that it is magnetized, place it on a leaf in a pool of water, and it will align like a compass does! All thanks to Bear Grylls and his show of Man vs. Wild on Discovery channel!
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agothere are two poles to a magnet, north and south, and opposites always attract, so since north and south are opposites, they attract. but, only these opposite poles will attract. if you play with magnets, you will nnotice that only two sides will stick to each other. if you try to put north and north or south and south together, they will repell, or go away from each other, becasue they are not opposites.
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∙ 13y agoBecause every magnet has a north and south pole/side. The north side of the magnet attracts the south side of the magnet. Opposites on a magnet attract one another. Where if you had a north side and another north side of the magnet the two side would repel/separate from one another.
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∙ 12y agoBasically, the magnetic forces can act over a distance.
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Explain the saying opposites attract and alikes repel?
Let's pretend that we do not know about the law that opposite poles attract and alike poles repel. We experiment with two magnets. And we find that sometimes we can make the magnets repel, and sometimes we can make them attract. Magnets like every other Mass in the universe, are made of Atoms,, including you, and me.
Do magnets attract or repel in vacuum?
Vacuum has no effect on the actions of magnets.
What would happen if you put the north and the south poles of two magnets together?
If you put the north and the south poles of two magnets together they will attract each other. By, Fatema Aftab
What do opposite poles of magnets do?
Opposite poles attract one another. Poles of the same charge repel each other.
Why do magnets repel and attract?
The space around a magnet is called a magnetic pole. The same ends of magnets have the same poles so they repel each other. Different ends are not the same so they want to attract.
What type of metals does a magnet repel?
Usually magnets attract any iron based metals. Magnets usually only attract or repel other magnets
Conditions that magnets use for them to repel?
Magnets attract or repel other magnets thanks to something called the magnetic force.
When magnets repel and attract what does that mean?
Like poles repel and opposite poles attract.
How do electromagnets affect nearby magnets?
If an electromagnet is close enough, it will either attract or repel other magnets.
Explain the saying opposites attract and alikes repel?
Let's pretend that we do not know about the law that opposite poles attract and alike poles repel. We experiment with two magnets. And we find that sometimes we can make the magnets repel, and sometimes we can make them attract. Magnets like every other Mass in the universe, are made of Atoms,, including you, and me.
What causes magnets to attract each at times and repel each other at other times?
north pole and south pole attract + south pole and north pole attract because opposites attract. two magnets repel each other when the same poles are pulling together. for example, north pole + north pole repel because they are the same.
What is the term when two magnets do not attract?
repel
Do magnets attract or repel in vacuum?
Vacuum has no effect on the actions of magnets.
Can magnets attract and repel other magnets?
Magnets are very much attracted to each other. Magnets have at least two poles: North and South. North poles attract South, and vice-versa. A simple mnemonic to remember this rule is "Opposites attract."
Can magnets repel and attract other magnets?
Magnets are very much attracted to each other. Magnets have at least two poles: North and South. North poles attract South, and vice-versa. A simple mnemonic to remember this rule is "Opposites attract."
What causes magnets to attract each other and repel each other?
Because of its magnetic field around a magnet North and South attract but North and North repel
What would happen if you put the north and the south poles of two magnets together?
If you put the north and the south poles of two magnets together they will attract each other. By, Fatema Aftab
