Across
- 5. A navigation tool that uses Earth’s magnetic field to point north.
- 8. A magnet created by electricity passing through coils of wire.
- 11. Light displays in the sky caused by Earth’s magnetic field interacting with solar wind.
- 12. A magnet that loses its magnetism when removed from a magnetic field.
- 13. This planet generates its own magnetic field.
- 16. An object that produces a magnetic field and attracts certain metals.
- 17. A coil of wire that generates a magnetic field when carrying current.
- 18. A conductor that can carry electric current, producing magnetism.
- 19. The protective magnetic field surrounding Earth.
Down
- 1. The two ends of a magnet where the magnetic force is strongest.
- 2. The force pushing like poles apart.
- 3. The force pulling opposite poles together.
- 4. The pole of a magnet that points toward Earth's geographic North.
- 6. A magnet that stays magnetized for a long time.
- 7. The pole opposite the north pole of a magnet.
- 9. The movement of electric charge, which can create a magnetic field.
- 10. A rare-earth metal used to make extremely strong magnets.
- 14. The molten iron and nickel layer inside Earth responsible for its magnetism.
- 15. The invisible area around a magnet where its force acts.