Magnets Flashcards
Kindergarten · Science · Flashcards
Review key magnet vocabulary with these Kindergarten science flashcards.
Flashcards
- Magnet
- An object with an invisible force that attracts iron and steel.
- Magnetic force
- The invisible push or pull produced by a magnet.
- North pole
- One end of a magnet — attracts a south pole, repels another north pole.
- South pole
- The other end of a magnet — attracts a north pole, repels another south pole.
- Attract
- To pull toward each other — what opposite poles do.
- Repel
- To push away — what same poles do.
- Magnetic material
- A material attracted to magnets — like iron, steel, and nickel.
- Compass
- A tool with a magnetic needle that always points north.
- Lodestone
- A naturally magnetic rock found in nature.
- Iron
- A metal strongly attracted to magnets.
- Steel
- A metal made with iron — attracted to magnets.
- Permanent magnet
- A magnet that keeps its magnetic force all the time, like a bar magnet.
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