Combined Science GCSE
Magnetic field pattern
What Magnetic field pattern means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Magnetic field pattern
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A two-dimensional pattern of field lines used in exam answers to show the three-dimensional magnetic field produced by a bar magnet.
Topics that use Magnetic field pattern
- Magnetic fields (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Alignment of a freely suspended magnet
- Attraction and repulsion
- Earth's magnetic field
- Field line direction
- Field lines
- Field strength
- Field strength and distance
- Induced magnetism
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