Task 6. Complete the summary with the major details of the text «Magnetism in Nature»

Task 5. Answer the questions about the text «Magnetism in Nature».

Task 4. Choose the main idea of the text.

Task 3. Read the text «Magnetism in Nature» again and decide if the statements are true, false or not mentioned in the text.

1. Magnetites are relatively strong as compared to the synthetic magnets.

2. The Earth’s magnetic poles don’t correspond with the geographic poles.

3. The aurora is one of the nature’s most picturesque magnetic phenomena.

4. The Earth's magnetic field is also known as the geomagnetic field.

5. What we call the North Magnetic Pole is actually the South Pole of the Earth’s magnetic field.

1. There are several natural occurrences of magnetism.

2. Lodestones are commonly found in nature.

3. The strongest magnet on the Earth is actually the Earth itself.

1. What are natural occurrences of magnetism?

2. What are lodestones composed of?

3. What causes the Earth’s magnetic field?

4. Are the Earth’s magnetic poles at the same places as its geographic poles?

5. What is the Earth’s magnetosphere?

6. What are auroras and how do they appear?

7. What is the conclusion of the text?

The text under the title «Magnetism in Nature» tells us about several examples of magnetism that appear in nature namely loadstones, Earth’s magnetic poles, magnetosphere and auroras. At the beginning of the text the author describes loadstones _________. Then the author passes on the Earth’s magnetic poles ________. After that the author gives a detailed description of magnetosphere and auroras ________. With the last statement the author concludes that ________.

Task 7. Skim the text «Electricity and Magnetism» and find which paragraphs contain the information on each of these topics.

a) The importance of electricity and magnetism	______
b) Electromagnetic radiation	______
c) The usage of electricity and magnetism	______
d) Electricity	______
e) Magnetism	______

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