Field line direction
What Field line direction means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Field line direction
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Reference: AQA
Join the marks with smooth lines and add arrows showing the direction from the north to the south pole.
From the north (seeking) pole of a magnet to the south (seeking) pole of the magnet.
Topics that use Field line direction
- Magnetic fields (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Alignment of a freely suspended magnet
- Attraction and repulsion
- Earth's magnetic field
- Field lines
- Field strength
- Field strength and distance
- Induced magnetism
- magnetic compass
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