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Learning Magnetics and Forces

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What is a force?

A push or a pull.

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What can forces make you do?

1. speed up, 2. slow down, 3. change direction, 4. change shape

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Do magnetic forces need contact or can they act at a distance?

At a distance - don't need contact.

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Do most forces need contact between objects?

Yes

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What does a magnet have?

a North Pole and a South Pole

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Do a North and South Pole attract or repel each other?

attract

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Do two south poles or two north poles attract or repel?

repel

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What materials are attracted to magnets?

Iron and steel

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What materials are not attracted to magnets?

Brass, aluminum and wood

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Is friction a force?

yes

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When does friction occur?

When two surfaces touch

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What surfaces create lots of friction? plus example

rough surfaces - roads

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What surfaces don't create lots of friction?

smooth surfaces - ice

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What does friction produce? plus example

heat - rubbing your hands together

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What does air resistance do to moving objects?

slows them down

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In order to travel faster through air how should your shape be?

streamlined

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