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attract
Unlike poles attract.
Class 3 · English Medium · Cambridge · General science
Forces and magnets
Explore forces and magnets with an example and your own answers.
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A magnet has two poles. Unlike poles attract and like poles repel. Not every metal is attracted strongly to an ordinary magnet.
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The north pole of one magnet attracts the south pole of another. Two north poles push apart.
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repel
Like poles repel.
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iron
Iron is strongly attracted; wood is not.
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north with north
Like magnetic poles repel.
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towards Earth
Gravity pulls it towards Earth.
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No. The observation concerns one metal clip. Different metals can behave differently near an ordinary magnet.
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