Question

Which best explains why magnets can push on or pull other magnets without touching them?
North poles always attract each other, and south poles always force each other away.
A magnetic field surrounds each magnet, which affects other objects with magnetic fields.
Magnets with only a north pole field always attract magnets with only a south pole field.

Answer 1

I haven't studied magnets yet but just simple observation would point to the second one. opposites attract, all the magnets ive ever seen always have both poles.

Answer 2

U know magnetic field lines of north pole go outward

Answer 3

Magnetic field lines of south pole come towards south pole

Answer 4

And north pole attracts south pole for this magnetic field

Answer 5

And north pole repel another north pole for this magnetic field lines

Answer 6

none of this explains "why"! i doubt there is a why.

but one of the answers goes further into the phenomenon, action at a distance, and is the best answer.

see here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_at_a_distance