ocr: Magnetic forces There are tWo places on a magnet that attract magnetic objects most strongly. These are called the north and south poles. Every magnet has a north and a south pole, named according to which pole of the Earth they are attracted toward. In the pinball game, you have to: fire the balls past the magnets' poles (marked in red) in order for there to be enough force to pick the balls up. ATTRACTIVE FORCES - - - - - 314 - o - MSSTSTTSTSNNENS XXX1242722722 REPULSIVE FORCES Ar magnet's poles have a strong effect on the poles of other magnets. If you try to push the north poles of tWo mag ...