Vocabulary - Making A Temporary Magnet
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STUDENT RESOURCE 5.1
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domain a group of atoms whose
temporary magnet a material that acts
magnetic fi elds are aligned
as a magnet for only a short time
Domains act like tiny magnets with
In a temporary magnet, the domains
north and south poles. In objects that
line up, but do not stay aligned for very
are not magnets, domains are scattered.
long. When the domains are lined up,
The poles point in all directions. In a
the material acts as a magnet. When the
magnet, domains are lined up. The
domains become scattered again, the
magnetic forces of the domains add
material stops acting like a magnet.
together to make a magnet.
permanent magnet a material that
always acts as a magnet
The domains in a permanent magnet
stay lined up. The magnetic forces of
the domains add together to make a
magnet.
MAGNETS AND ELECTROMAGNETISM • SECTION 5 MAKING A TEMPORARY MAGNET
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