Front

What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?

Back

They will repel each other.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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Front

How is Earth's magnetic field similar to that of a magnet?

Back

It has north and south poles

Front

As the distance between two magnets increases (they get farther apart), the force between them:

Back

Decreases

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Front

The strongest part of a magnet is...

Back

the poles.

Front

What makes an electromagnet stronger?

• greater number of loops
• smaller number of loops
• decreasing the current
• decreasing the voltage

Back

greater number of loops

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Front

Why will a magnet pick up a nail but not a penny?

Back

Because the nail contains iron.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Front

Which of these is attracted to a magnet? Options: iron nail, copper penny, piece of paper, notebook

Back

iron nail

Front

Magnets have a north and a south ___________

Back

pole

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Front

Magnetism is a type of ____________

Back

force

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Front

A device that uses a free-moving magnetic needle to show direction is a: lodestone, magnet, compass, magnetic field

Back

compass