Force of Magnetism

The Force of Magnetism

You may ask, how does the force of Magnetism work? The force of magnetism is directed from one pole to another. A pole can be described as the locus, or point, where lines of magnetic force converge.

Most simple magnets have two poles (that makes them "di-poles"), as shown in this picture. Planets can have more than two poles. The magnetic field "lines" illustrate where the force of magnetism is, and whether it is stronger (red) or weaker (blue).

This is an illustration of how magnetism works.
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For simple magnets, the force of magnetism works in the following way: When two magnets are brought together, the force will attract the two magnets together if the poles are opposite, that is if the pole of the first magnet is positive and the pole of the second magnet is negative. If that condition is true, the two magnets will be "forced" to stick together.

If two magnets of the same polarity are brought together, the force of magnetism will repel the two magnets from each other, and they cannot be made to stick together.

The Force of Magnetism

You may ask, how does the force of Magnetism work? The force of magnetism is directed from one pole to another. A pole can be described as the point where lines of magnetic force come together.

Most simple magnets have two poles (that makes them "di-poles"), as shown in this picture. The magnetic field "lines" illustrate where the force of magnetism is, and whether it is stronger (red) or weaker (blue).

This is an illustration of how magnetism works.
Click on image for full size version (40K GIF)

For simple magnets, the force of magnetism works in the following way: When two magnets are brought together, the force will attract the two magnets together if the poles are opposite, that is if the pole of the first magnet is positive and the pole of the second magnet is negative. If that condition is true, the two magnets will be "forced" to stick together.

If two magnets of the same polarity are brought together, the force of magnetism will repel the two magnets from each other, and they cannot be made to stick together.

The Force of Magnetism

You may ask, how does the force of Magnetism work? The force goes from one pole to another. A pole can be described as the point where the force is pointed.

Most magnets have two poles, as shown in this picture. Planets can have more than two poles. The magnetic field "lines" illustrate where the force of magnetism is, and whether it is stronger (red) or weaker (blue).

This is an illustration of how magnetism works.
Click on image for full size version (40K GIF)

Two opposite poles will attract, or pull together.

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The Force of Magnetism

This is an illustration of how magnetism works.
Click on image for full size version (40K GIF)

The Force of Magnetism

This is an illustration of how magnetism works.
Click on image for full size version (40K GIF)

The Force of Magnetism

This is an illustration of how magnetism works.
Click on image for full size version (40K GIF)

This is an illustration of how magnetism works. Click on image for full size version (40K GIF)	For simple magnets, the force of magnetism works in the following way: When two magnets are brought together, the force will attract the two magnets together if the poles are opposite, that is if the pole of the first magnet is positive and the pole of the second magnet is negative. If that condition is true, the two magnets will be "forced" to stick together.
	If two magnets of the same polarity are brought together, the force of magnetism will repel the two magnets from each other, and they cannot be made to stick together.

The Force of Magnetism

This is an illustration of how magnetism works. Click on image for full size version (40K GIF)

The Force of Magnetism

This is an illustration of how magnetism works. Click on image for full size version (40K GIF)

The Force of Magnetism

This is an illustration of how magnetism works. Click on image for full size version (40K GIF)

This is an illustration of how magnetism works.
Click on image for full size version (40K GIF)

This is an illustration of how magnetism works.
Click on image for full size version (40K GIF)

This is an illustration of how magnetism works.
Click on image for full size version (40K GIF)