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Magnetism
Magnetism
You are going to explore the force produced by magnets.
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#1 Magnets produce a force that pulls some materials toward the magnet.
#2 This force is called magnetism.
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#1 Normally a compass points North.
#2 The Earth acts like a giant magnet and produces magnetism.
#3 The compass detects the magnetism produced by the Earth.
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#1 What happens when a compass is brought close to a magnet?
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#1 The magnetism produced by the magnet moves the compass needle.
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#1 When the compass is placed around the magnet, the position of its needle changes.
#2 The compass shows the direction of magnetism.
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#1 We can measure the amount of magnetism produced by a magnet.
#2 One simple way to do this is to find out how many steel paperclips a magnet will pick
up.
#3 A weak magnet will pick up only a few paperclips.
#4 A strong magnet will pick up many paperclips.
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#1 Scientists usually measure magnetism using a magnetic field sensor.
#2 The sensor shows a number, which indicates the strength of the magnetic field at the
point being measured.
#3 A larger number indicates more magnetism.
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#1 All materials have properties, such as mass, volume, and temperature.
#2 Magnetism is also a property of the material that a magnet is made from.
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#1 However, magnetism is different from the other properties of materials.
#2 All objects have mass, volume, and temperature.
#3 Only magnets produce magnetism.
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#1 All objects are affected by gravity. Gravity acts on the mass of the object.
#2 Only certain materials, the most common being iron and steel, are affected by
magnetism.
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#1 Which of the following could be used to measure the direction of a magnetic field?
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#1 A compass can be used to measure the direction of a magnetic field.
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#1 Which of the following is a property of a magnet?
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#1 All objects have mass and temperature, magnets also have magnetism.
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#1 You have seen how magnets have a property called magnetism, and some ways it can be
measured.
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