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I'm pretty sure its the 'magnetic field'
Chaz Stroman
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What does it mean when you call a person magnetic?
It most likely means they are attractive and lots of people are drawn to them. Like a magnet.
The force that pulls objects toward each other is called?
That can be gravity, electrostatic force, magnetic force, or strong nuclear force. As you've described it in the question, the only thing you can call it for sure is "mutual force of attraction".
Which direction will a magnet point to and why?
A magnet always has two faces or 'poles'. One is called north, because it will be attracted to the north pole of the earth if allowed to freely rotate. The other is called south because it will be attracted to the south pole of the earth. The earth itself acts like a magnet. The north pole of the earth actually has a south magnetic polarity and therefore attracts the north pole of a magnet. A compass needle is a magnet in which the arrow that points north has a north magnetic polarity.
How is a magnetic field created?
A magnetic field is created around the path of travel of any moving charged particle. This is the only way to create a magnetic field, and it is why we call one of the four basic forces in the universe the electromagnetic force. A magnetic field cannot exist without the movement of a charge or charges to create it. Conversely, any charged particle that moves cannot move without creating a magnetic field about its path of travel.
Where is the south magnetic pole of the Earth?
Let's start by sorting out the terminology. 'Magnetic North' is a location, so-called, to distinguish it from 'True North'. It is not the magnetic polarity of that location. Magnetic North is not a fixed location, but is always moving relative to Magnetic North which is located at the earth's axis.A freely-suspended magnet, when it comes to rest, essentially points towards Magnetic North (it actually lies along the lines of magnetic flux that join Magnetic North and Magnetic South). For this reason, that end of a magnet (and that of a compass needle) was originally called its 'North-seeking' pole. Over time, we have dropped the word, 'seeking', and it's now simply called its 'north pole' and, by common agreement, this is also considered to be its magnetic polarity.So, if the 'north' pole of a magnet points towards the location we call 'Magnetic North', then the magnetic polarity of that location is a south pole. This is because unlike poles attract.So, to answer the question, the south magnetic pole of the earth is located (deep within the earth) below the location we call 'Magnetic North' in Canada.Why people find this so confusing can only be put down to poor teaching! It is perfectly logical; there has not been any mistake in naming the poles; it's not because the polarity of compass needles have been misnamed!!! It's because people don't seem to realise that Magnetic North is a LOCATION, not a polarity!
What do you call the force around a magnet?
the area of magnetic force around a magnet is called the magnetic field
What do we call the lines of force surrounding a magnet?
A magnetic Field
Disadvantage of permanent magnet generator?
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What do you call a vehicle that lifts metal with a magnet?
A magnetic crane.
Is there a magnet in an electromagnet?
An electromagnet is a type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by the flow of electric current. The magnetic field disappears when the current ceases. Take a look at this Wikipedia page for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnet
Are there any other forces used in magnetism?
When we begin to study magnetism, we find that the questions pile up faster than the answers. The force of magnetism is a part of one force that we call the electromagnetic force. The electromagnetic force is, with gravity and the strong and weak nuclear forces, one of the four fundamental forces in the universe. Magnetism is the result of the uniform motion of electrically charged particles, and it cannot exist without them. When any charged particle moves, it creates a magnetic field around its path of travel. Always. It's like a little "magnetic tunnel" that forms around it when the charge moves. And the polarity of the field will be around the path of travel clockwise or anticlockwise, depending on which way you're looking at it, and what the polarity of the charge is. For an electron, the common unit of "electricity" we see every day, the field will be clockwise around the electron if you view it coming at you. Take your left hand and stick your thumb out like you're hitchhiking, and leave the rest of your fingers curled up. The thumb points in the direction of the electron's travel, and the fingers curl in the direction that the magnetic field wraps around the path of travel. Hold your hand in the manner suggested and look at your thumb with your thumb pointed at you. See your curled fingers? That's the polarity of the magnetic field. Left hand rule, simple and easy. Now we'll expand that. Simply stated, in a magnet, there is "uniform motion" associated with electrons. Enough electrons are orbiting atomic nuclei and moving in the same direction at the same instant of time that an "overall" magnetic field is created. We say that the magnetic domains within the magnetic material are aligned, and there will be a magnetic field around the object with those aligned magnetic domains. This differentiates "regular" material from magnetic material. Electrons are always in motion around atoms in all material, and they create magnetic fields all the time. But it's "random" motion, and the fields are all "jumbled" in there. A bar magnet is ferromagnetic material that has had its magnetic domains aligned. The alignment of the magnetic fields gives the bar magnet its magnetic properties. The bottom line here is that the uniformly moving electrons create the magnetic field. That's why we call the phenomenon the electromagnetic force. Not the electric force, and not the magnetic force, but the electromagnetic force. The electric and magnetic forces come as a set; you get all or none.
What is the difference between the magnetic field of the Earth and the magnetic field of a bar magnet?
"http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_are_a_magnets_magnetic_force_and_magnetic_field_different"
What does it mean when you call a person magnetic?
It most likely means they are attractive and lots of people are drawn to them. Like a magnet.
What do you call that is when they are brought near each other they will repel?
magnetic force
What type of magnet is used to create other magnets?
They use a powerful electromagnet. An electromagnet is essentially a coil of wire. When an electric current is passed through the wire, a magnetic force is created inside the coil. So to make a magnet, they rap the raw materials (special combinations of metal) in a wire and pass a current in the wire for a certain time. When the current is shut off, the material inside retains the magnetic properties and becomes what we call a Magnet.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of magnetism?
The magnet's poles( north and south) easily attracts eachother. They can attract magnets at a distance invisibly, through what we call a magnetic field. It can act a distance. It causes a pulling and pusing force on other magnets. When you move the magnet close to a object for example a nail, it will jump and pull itself to stick with the magnet.
Is the magnetic pole in the northern hemisphere a south pole?
If you (as is practise) call the end of a magnet that points north when suspended freely the "North" pole, then Yes, the place in Canada where the "Magnetic North pole" is is really magnetically a South pole (has the same magnetic moment as the end of the bar magnet that points south). Confusing enough?
