Name: Magnetic Compass
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 2 min
Description: What would you need most if you were lost in a desert during the night? Well, some water, a jacket, and most importantly, a magnetic compass to find the dire...

Question

For which purposes do people use magnets in their daily life? Make a list of uses of the magnet.

Accepted Answer

Magnets are used for a lot of purposes in our daily lives. We do not see a magnet around all the time, but many electronic gadgets use it for various purposes. Some uses of magnets in our daily lives are as follows:

Magnets are used in computers. The hard disk of the computer has tiny magnetic elements which store data. This data can be later extracted as information. Magnets are also used in the audio and video cassettes to store information which is later read as audio or video information by different devices.

Magnets are used in ATM cards, debit cards, credit cards, etc. All these cards have a magnetic stripe, which stores information about the account and the cardholder.

Electromagnets are used to lift heavy objects made up of steel or iron for building purposes.

Magnets are used to sort objects made up of magnetic materials from other objects.

Magnets are used in televisions, doorbells, radios, etc., where they transform the electrical signals into sound vibrations.

The magnet is used in extraction of magnetic metals from their ores.

Trekkers use pocket compasses to find directions during their treks.

Magnets are used in refrigerators for tight sealing of their doors.

For which purposes do people use magnets in their daily life? Make a list of uses of the magnet.

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