To push away or apart.

To push away or apart.

• A. Repel
• B. Attract
• C. Conductor
• D. Insulator

Answer: (A)

Repel describes the push-away action between objects that have like charges or like magnetic poles. When two magnets have the same polarity or two charges are alike, they push away from each other, and that pushing-apart behavior is called repulsion. The answer fits because repel is the verb that means to force away. The other terms don’t fit this description: attract means to pull together, and conductor or insulator describe a material’s ability to conduct electricity, not a pushing force between objects.

Repel describes the push-away action between objects that have like charges or like magnetic poles. When two magnets have the same polarity or two charges are alike, they push away from each other, and that pushing-apart behavior is called repulsion. The answer fits because repel is the verb that means to force away. The other terms don’t fit this description: attract means to pull together, and conductor or insulator describe a material’s ability to conduct electricity, not a pushing force between objects.