What is it called when a small magnet will pick up iron and steel objects or even another magnet?

What is it called when a small magnet will pick up iron and steel objects or even another magnet?

• A. Magnetic repulsion
• B. Magnetic attraction
• C. Magnetic shielding
• D. Magnetic saturation

Answer: (B)

Magnetic attraction is the force at work when a small magnet pulls iron, steel, or another magnet toward it. The magnetic field from the magnet induces alignment of the domains in iron or steel, making the material act like a temporary magnet and pulling it into the field. With another magnet, opposite poles facing each other create a pull, allowing the magnets to attract. If like poles face each other, they would repel instead. Shielding and saturation describe different magnetic effects and don’t explain the act of pickup. So the behavior described is magnetic attraction.

Magnetic attraction is the force at work when a small magnet pulls iron, steel, or another magnet toward it. The magnetic field from the magnet induces alignment of the domains in iron or steel, making the material act like a temporary magnet and pulling it into the field. With another magnet, opposite poles facing each other create a pull, allowing the magnets to attract. If like poles face each other, they would repel instead. Shielding and saturation describe different magnetic effects and don’t explain the act of pickup. So the behavior described is magnetic attraction.