Physics GCSE
closed loops
What closed loops means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of closed loops
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Reference: AQA
Inside the magnet the lines continue from south back to north, so every field line is a closed loop.
Topics that use closed loops
- 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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