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| magnet | any object that attracts and repels certain metals. |
| magnetic field | a force field surrounding any magnet |
| magnetic | Objects attracted to magnets |
| domains | the millions of small areas within a magnet that are collectively alligned making the magnet attract |
| magnetic moment | the magnetic moment in time that every atom experiences due to their spinning electrons |
| diamagnetic | substances that have their magnetic moments cancelled out by opposite electron pairs |
| paramagnetic | substances slightly magnetic due to unpaired, uncancelled magnetic moments |
| lodestone | another name for magnetite, the magnetic rock |
| compass | a device used to find directions based on north |
| inclinometer | a special compass that has a tilting needle allowing you to know your position in lattitude |
| magnetosphere | The giant magnetic field surrounding the entire earth. |
| electromagnet | temporary magnet where the magnetic field is generated by an electric current. |
| motor effect | when the magnetic field of a magnet causes a wire carrying an electric current to move. |
