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What is a magnetic material?
A material that is attracted by a magnet and can be magnetised.
True or False: All magnetic materials are magnets.
False
Give TWO examples of non-magnetic materials.
plastic, rubber wood, glass
What is a permanent magnet?
A magnet that produces its own magnetic field and does not lose magnetism easily.
A compass needle is an example of what type of magnet?
permanent magnet
Most magnetic materials contain which element?
iron
Materials that contain iron are called ______ materials.
ferrous
Which type of magnetic material is easy to magnetise and easy to demagnetise?
soft magnetic material
Why is steel used to make permanent magnets instead of iron?
Because steel is hard to demagnetise and retains magnetism well.
What is induced magnetism?
When an unmagnetised magnetic material becomes magnetised when near a magnet.
