Magnets
What are the two ends of a magnet called?
North and South
What is another name for Northern Lights?
Aurora Borealis
Define ATTRACT vs REPEL with regards to magnets?
Attract - Pulls towards one another
Repel - Pushes away
Which ends of magnet ATTRACT?
North and South or Opposite Ends
True or False (if false, fix the statement)
Lunar winds form the earth's moon collide with earth's magnetic field to create the northern lights.
False
Solar winds from the earth's SUN collide with earth's magnetic field to create the northern lights.
What is a navigational device used to find North, East, South, West Called?
BONUS: It is made up of a magnet and a _____.
COMPASS
BONUS: Needle
Which ends of magnet REPEL?
North/North. or South/South, or Same Ends
True or False (If False, Fix the statement)
Collisions of solar winds interact with elements like nitrogen or oxygen.
TRUE
What is the Magnetic Field of a magnet?
The area directly around a magnet.
Complete the sentence:
Materials like Nickel and Iron are naturally __________
Magnetic
Name at least 3 countries where northern lights are best seen.
BONUS: What is considered the more RARE color of northern lights?
Norway, Sweden, Alaska, Finland, etc.
BONUS: Red
True/False (If false, fix the errors)
Electromagnetism is the interaction between MASS and Magnetic Fields.
BONUS: Which lab station was this?
FALSE
interaction between ELECTRICITY and Magnetic Fields.
BONUS: Battery and Coil Lab Station
Explain the difference between PERMANENT and TEMPORARY Magnets?
BONUS: Give an example of a Temporary Magnet from one of our lab stations.
Permanent are always magnetic / can't lose magnetic properties
Temporary become magnetized for a short period.
If northern lights are best seen near NORTH and SOUTH poles , HOW is it possible to ever see them in St. Louis?
True or False (If false, fix)
Every object that has electricity has a gravitational pull
FALSE
Every object that has mass has gravitational pull.