Today's Rocket Words: Your 5 words and meanings to learn

magnet

a material that exhibits magnetic properties, such as attracting materials that contain iron, nickel, and cobalt

attraction

a force which causes two objects to move towards each other

magnetic pole

the points on a magnet where its magnetic strength is strongest; every magnet has a north and south pole

domain theory

a theory which states that there are small regions called domains in magnetic materials where the atoms are aligned, which creates a magnetic field

repulsion

a force under the influence of which objects tend to move away from each other, e.g. through having the same magnetic polarity or electric charge

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