MAGNETS
Magnets are objects that attract anything containing iron, cobalt or
nickel. Magnets occur naturally but can also be made artificially, by stroking a piece of
steel with another magnet, for example. Every magnets has two zones, called its
north-seeking poles, where its attraction is strongest. Magnetized materials are made up
of millions of atomic-sized magnets, called domains. The north-seeking poles of these
domains all point the same way. |
LIQUIDS
A liquid is a substance that flows more freely than a solid, but not
as freely as gas. When a substance is liquid, its atoms or molecules (groups of atoms)
possess more energy than they have when it is solid, but less energy than they have when
it is a gas. This allows liquid to flow and take the shape of its container and form a
level surface. Liquids are much harder to compress than gases. This why they are often
used to transmit forces in hydraulic machines. |