General Science Forces and Energy Flash Card Set 455559

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Magnetism

Simple magnets have two poles, north and south, and opposite poles attract each other (N attracts S, S attracts N). Likewise, the same pole of two magnets repel (N repels N, S repels S). The Earth has a magnetic field and North and South Poles which enables the use of a magnetic compass to determine direction.

magnetic compass

The Earth has a magnetic field and North and South Poles which enables the use of a(n) __________ to determine direction.