Materials that can be magnetized, which are also the ones that are strongly attracted to a magnet, are called ferromagnetic<span>(or </span>ferrimagnetic<span>). These include iron, </span>nickel<span>, cobalt, some alloys of rare-earth metals, and some naturally occurring minerals such as lodestone.</span>
The study of lithospheric plate movement and associated activities is known as Plate tectonics. It mainly deals with the study how the rigid lithospheric plates move over the underlying mantle.
