Which statement best describes the relationship between the distance from a magnet and the strength of its magnetic force?

The magnetic force is constant regardless of the distance from the magnet.

The magnetic force is strongest at a medium distance and weaker when very close or very far.

The magnetic force decreases as the distance from the magnet increases.

The magnetic force increases as the distance from the magnet increases.

If you slowly pull a small iron nail away from the pole of a strong magnet, what happens to the magnetic force the nail experiences?

The force remains the same until the nail suddenly drops.

The force on the nail becomes stronger.

The force on the nail steadily weakens.

The force switches from attraction to repulsion.

Evenly distributed throughout the entire magnet.

In the area exactly at the center of the magnet.

In the immediate vicinity of its poles.

At a fixed distance of one inch away from its surface.

It decreases at a slow, constant rate.

It remains at full strength for about a foot, then vanishes.

It decreases rapidly at first, then more slowly.

It fluctuates up and down unpredictably.

The force on the filing near Magnet 1 is weaker.

The force is identical on both filings.

The force on the filing near Magnet 1 is stronger.

It is impossible to tell without knowing the magnet's material.