Physics GCSE
alignment with a field
What alignment with a field means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of alignment with a field
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Reference: AQA
The needle lines up with the direction of the magnetic field it is in rather than being pulled by it.
Topics that use alignment with a field
- Magnetic fields (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- always attraction
- direction of field lines
- Earth's magnetic field
- field around a magnet
- field line spacing
- field strength
- induced poles
- magnetic materials
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