Across
- 4. An instrument that uses a free-rotating magnetic needle to indicate direction
- 6. An object that attracts to iron or steel at a distance
- 7. The influence of a magnetic field on a piece of iron, which makes the iron a temporary magnet
- 9. The end of a magnet that orients toward Earth's magnetic north pole
- 11. end of a magnet
- 12. push or pull
- 13. to push away
- 14. A property of objects or systems that causes them to attract iron or steel
Down
- 1. to pull toward each other
- 2. The end of a magnet that orients toward Earth's magnetic south pole
- 3. An area of magnetic influence around a magnet
- 5. A piece of iron that behaves like a magnet only when it is under the influence of a magnetic field
- 8. To act on and be acted upon by something else
- 10. The natural attraction between masses. On Earth, all objects are pulled toward the center of Earth