Question

Iron filings sprinkled near a magnet arrange themselves into a pattern that illustrates the _____.

Answer 1

Iron filings sprinkled near a magnet arrange themselves into a pattern that illustrates the magnetic field! Good Luck!

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is "Magnetic field lines".

Explanation:

Magnetic field is the surrounding around the magnet in which the magnetic force can be influenced.

The magnetic field lines originate from the north pole and end at the south pole. The magnetic field lines never intersect each other otherwise there will be two directions of the magnetic field at the same point which is not possible.

Iron fillings are attracted towards the magnet.

In the given problem, Iron filings sprinkled near a magnet arrange themselves into a pattern that illustrates the magnetic field lines.