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Are magnets only made from the earth?

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Yes, and no. Magnets originally come from the earth but humans found what the were made of and created their own

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Earth itself can make magnets out of ferromagnetic materials?

Ferromagnetic materials are made of iron. Iron can be magnetized with proximity to other magnets. The core of the Earth is magnetic. As a result, magnets can be created without interference.


What magnet has the same shape as the earth?

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Why can earth itself make magnets out of ferromagnetic materials?

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The first known magnets were naturally-occurring rock, so they must have been made by whoever made the Earth and its rocks. Nobody was around to watch.


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There is nothing inside magnets. The solid metal has magnetic properties due to it's molecular make up. Magnets are commonly made of iron, but there are more powerful magnets, made from alloys of rare earth metals. The magnetic fiels surround the whole magnetic object.


How are magnets made out of?

Magnetic materials. There are lots of metals and alloys and metal oxides that can be used to make a magnet. Iron is a common one, though it's not the best. An aluminium - nickel - cobalt alloy makes very strong magnets, and some of the strongest magnets are made of rare earth oxides.


What can you use instead of a rare earth magnet?

Rare-earth magnets are the strongest type of permanent magnets made, producing significantly stronger magnetic fields. You can make substitutions but you won't get the same strength of magnetism.


How are rare earth magnets different to normal magnets?

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Where can I learn more about rare earth magnets?

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What attracts magnets and is made out of magnets?

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