Scooby-Doo! A Science of Magnetism Mystery: The Magnetic Monster

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force Shaggy scratched his head So like why does a magnet attract iron but not copper First you must understand how magnetism works Velma said Magnetism is an invisible force just like gravity It can move a piece of iron without touching it Magnetism starts inside atoms What do a bunch of guys named Adam have to do with magnetism Shaggy wondered A T O M not A D A M Velma said Everything in the universe is made of atoms or groups of atoms called molecules Tiny charged spinning particles called electrons orbit around an atom's nucleus Daphne explained The motion of charged particles makes magnetic fields Electrons in atoms have tiny magnetic fields In most materials like copper the magnetic fields cancel each other out Velma said This means there is no magnetic