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Vocabulary
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Critical Thinking
The Big Idea
100
An object that attracts things that contain iron.
What is a magnet?
100
The two ends of a magnet.
What are poles?
100
An object must be made of this to be attracted to a magnet.
What is iron?
100
Magnets are attracted to materials that contain this.
What is iron?
200

To pull towards something.

Attract

200
Poles that are alike push each other away.
What is repel.
200

This tool helps you find direction and is influenced by magnetic fields. 

What is a compass?

200
Every magnet has these.
What are poles?
300

To push away.

Repel 

300
Poles that are different pull towards each other.
What is attract?
300

What is the speed that the rocket scientist are attempting to get the rocket to using magnets? 

What is 100 m/s

300

Will a magnet attract or repel aluminum? 

No aluminum does not have any magnetic properties. 

400
A describing word that means something has the properties of a magnet.
What is magnetic?
400

Magnets can attract or repel at a distance? T/F

True, magnets can attract and repel objects at a distance.

400

What is the Chapter 1 Question? 

How can the launcher make the model spacecraft move without touching it? 

400
A magnet will attract this.
What is iron.
500

What is a variable? 

something that can be changed and may be measured

500
The letter S represents this end of the magnet.
What is the South pole.
500
The Chinese used this mineral to make compasses.
What is magnetite?
500

T/F Evidence is stronger when the variable is not isolated. 

False. Evidence is stronger when the variable is isolated and you are only testing one variable in an experiment.