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Polar Opposites
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This site from the Exploratorium presents the unexpected magnetic fields in Iceland's unusual volcanoes.  The site contains an introduction to the concept of drifting magnetic poles and presents an activity that illustrates how Earth's magnetic field works, with an explanation of the physics involved.
https://annex.exploratorium.edu/the-world/iceland/magnetism.html
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Electricity & Magnetism
- Magnetic Fields and Forces
- Magnetic Materials
- Informal Education
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
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Keywords: North pole , South pole, magnet, magnetic field, magnetic pole, magnetosphere, sphere
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Record Updated: Feb 22, 2025 by Lyle Barbato
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(Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2001), WWW Document, (https://annex.exploratorium.edu/the-world/iceland/magnetism.html).
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Polar Opposites (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2001), <https://annex.exploratorium.edu/the-world/iceland/magnetism.html>.
APA Format
Polar Opposites. (2001). Retrieved July 10, 2025, from Exploratorium: https://annex.exploratorium.edu/the-world/iceland/magnetism.html
Chicago Format
Exploratorium. Polar Opposites. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 2001. https://annex.exploratorium.edu/the-world/iceland/magnetism.html (accessed 10 July 2025).
MLA Format
Polar Opposites. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 2001. 10 July 2025 <https://annex.exploratorium.edu/the-world/iceland/magnetism.html>.
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@misc{ Title = {Polar Opposites}, Publisher = {Exploratorium}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {10 July 2025}, Year = {2001} }
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