Content: We will learn about magnetic properties.

Language: We will read new information about the Earths magnetosphere. We will classify prior knowledge in our notes and confirm our understanding of magnetism.

Magnetism ◦ the phenomenon of physical attraction for

iron observed in magnets, inseparably associated with moving electricity and characterized by fields of force

Magnetic force increases as magnets move closer together!

A magnetic field surrounds a magnet and is strongest at the poles; it is produced by the motion of electric charge.

Both the orbital & spinning motion of every electron in an atom produce magnetic fields.

Magnetic field lines: arrows drawn from north to south poles representing the magnetic field.

Number of field lines indicates the relative strength of the magnet

All magnets have a north pole and a south pole

Like poles repel. Unlike poles attract

A compass needle is a small bar magnet that can freely rotate

A compass needle always points north, or rather is

north-seeking

The northern lights (aurora borealis) & southern lights (aurora australias) are results from the interaction between the solar wind and earth’s magnetic field (makes the air glow).

Microscopic groups of atoms with aligned magnetic poles

Materials in which the domains will line up in order to form a magnetic field◦Examples: iron, cobalt, and nickel

Material that keeps its magnetic properties, even when it is not close to other magnets

Made by placing a magnetic material in a strong magnetic field, which causes the domains to remain aligned.

The domains of temporary magnets are only aligned when the material is influenced by a magnetic field. (ex. Refrigerator, white board)

Electromagnet – temporary magnet that is created by electric current flowing in a wire, usually in the form of a wire coiled around a piece of iron

Magnetic field is present only when current is flowing in the wire coil

Strength of an electromagnet depends on:

amount of current in the wire amount of iron or steel in the core number of turns in the coil

Electromagnetic induction – the production of an electric current by moving a loop of wire through a magnetic field or moving a magnet through a wire loop (which changes the magnetic field near the conductor; no battery!)