Magnets & Magnetic Fields

Priscy Laraury & Lucy Artigas

Magnetic Force

• Force a magnet exerts on anothermagnet, on Iron, similar metals or on moveing charges

• Varies in distance.• The 2 Magnetic Ploes are the strongest

regions. ( North & South)• Opposite poles attract and Like magnetic poles

repel.

Magnitic fields• The surraounding of a magnet and can exerts

magnetic force.• It will either attract or repel another magnet

that enters the field.

Iron FieldsRevel the field lines

• The compass aligns with Earth’s magnetic fields.

• Geographic North Pole: 90ºMagnetic North Pole: 81º• Magnetic declination is the

angel between the direction to true north direction & magnetic .

• Varies with location on Earth

Magnetosphere