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