WASSCE Physics · Electricity & Magnetism
Magnets and Magnetic Fields
Properties of magnets, magnetic field lines, the Earth's magnetic field, and magnetic materials.
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2 lessons · 12 min
- 1Magnets: properties, magnetisation and the domain theory6 minFree6 minFree
- 2Magnetic fields and the Earth's magnetism6 min Plan6 min Plan
- Magnetic fields
- Plotting field lines
- Fields of pairs of magnets
- The Earth's magnetic field
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