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| Magnet | an object that can attract and repel iron, cobalt, nickel and other magnetized objects |
| Magnetic Attraction | a force that makes some things move toward a magnet |
| Like | with magnets, this means same poles |
| Unlike | with magnets, this means opposite poles |
| Attract | to draw or pull toward a magnet |
| Repel | to push away from a magnet |
| Pole | in a magnet, each of the two ends or faces where the magnetic field is the strongest |
| Gravity | a force that pulls all objects and materials toward the Earth |
| Levitate | to float |
| Magnetic Field | the area around a magnet where its magnetic force exists |
| Magnetite | a type of hard rock with high iron content and magnetic properties; also called lodestone or loadstone |
| Natural Magnet | rocks with a lot of iron in them |
| Permanent Magnet | magnets which keep their magnetism for a long period of time |
| Temporary Magnet | magnets which lose all or most of their magnetic strength quickly |
| Demagnetize | to make the magnetic field weaker |
| Compass | a device that uses a magnet to point in the direction of the Earth’s magnetic poles |
| Nonmagnetic | not magnetic |
