Magnetism+Vocabulary

Magnetism: Vocabulary

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 * 1) **attract – ­­­­­­­­­­­­to pull together **
 * 1) **compass – ­­­­­­­­­­­­an instrument with a free floating needle pointing north **
 * 1) **force – a push or pull **
 * 1) **repel – ­­­­­­­­­­­­push apart **
 * 1) **magnetic – the ability to attract a magnet **
 * 1) **property – ­­­­­­­­­­­­a quality that can be observed or measured using the 5 senses **
 * 1) **lodestone – ­­­­­­­­­­­­a rock that is a natural magnet **
 * 1) **metal – an element with a shiny surface **
 * 1) **magnetism – properties or qualities of a magnet **
 * 1) **pole – ­­­­­­­­­­­­opposite ends of a magnet **
 * 1) **magnet – ­­­­­­­­­­­­an object that attracts iron, steel, cobalt, nickel **
 * 1) **energy – ­­­­­­­­­­­­the ability to do work **
 * 1) **opaque – ­­­­­­­­­­­­lets no light through **
 * 1) **transparent – lets light through (clear) **
 * 1) **translucent – lets some light through (blurry) **
 * 1) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">gravity – the force which pulls objects toward the earth **