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20 POINTS! ANSWER QUICK!! How can iron fillings provide evidence that can be used to explain how two magnets exert forces on each other even though the magnets are not in contact with each other?
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How can iron fillings provide evidence that can be used to explain how two magnets exert forces on each other even though the magnets are not in contact with each other?

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The pattern of the iron filings shows the lines of force that make up the magnetic field of the magnet.

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The pattern of the iron filings shows the lines of force that make up the magnetic field of the magnet, even if they are not in direct contact with each other.

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