Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Magnetism

~6.3: Explain how objects like the earth and metals can be permanent or temporary magnets.

       ~Earth: 

 

         -Inside the earth, there is the outer core and the inner core. The inner core is a solid that is continuously spinning. The outer core is molten rock that flows. The core has moving charges that in turn generate magnetic fields around the earth. The field lines flow from the north magnetic to south magnetic pole. 


(All of the moving charges inside the core of the earth generate the magnetic field lines around the earth). 
-the magnetic field lines from from the north magnetic to south magnetic (south geographic pole to north geographic pole)

~Domain: group of atoms that are magnetically aligned 



     The reason why magnets are permanently magnetic is because they have domains that are lined up. Some metal objects such as the paper clip are sometimes magnetic when in contact with a magnet. The domains of a paper clip will line up when in contact with the magnetic field of a magnet. The domains will become better aligned. Non-Magnetic Material such as paper will not be magnetic because its domain are never lined up even though it has magnetic fields.