GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Magnets can also attract each other, but only if they face in opposite directions. A magnet has two ends called poles; one end is the north pole and the other is the south pole. A north pole will attract a south pole; the magnets pull on each other. But the two north poles will push each other away.

Detailed explanation-2: -Unlike-poles attract: When a north pole and south pole point together, the arrows point in the SAME direction so the field lines can join up and the magnets pull together (attract).

Detailed explanation-3: -Outside the magnet, the lines travel from the north pole to the south pole. Hence, when a south pole is placed in close proximity to a north pole of another magnet, the magnetic field lines coming out of the north pole tend to go towards the south pole of the other magnet. This causes the two magnets to attract.

Detailed explanation-4: -When a South pole of a magnet is brought near the North pole of a freely suspended magnetic needle, they both will attract each other. Q. If the north pole of a magnet is kept closer to the south pole of another magnet, then, they will repel each other.

Detailed explanation-5: -When we bring these iron filings close to the permanent magnet, we see that they’re attracted to the magnet regardless of which end is brought close to them. That is to say, they’re attracted both to the north pole and to the south pole.