Magnets Practice

What is the name of the force that attracts or repels materials?

• current
• electricity
• magnetism

Surrounding every magnet is a __________  __________.

• magnetic field
• electrical current
• another magnet

What are the 2 poles of a magnet?

• south and west
• north and east
• north and south

All of the following can be picked up by a magnet EXCEPT:

• aluminum
• cobalt
• nickel
• iron

If I were to try to connect the North pole of one magnet to the North pole of another magnet, the two poles would:

• attract
• repel
• neither

If I were to try to connect the North pole of one magnet to the South pole of another magnet, the two poles would:

• attract
• repel
• neither

If I split a magnet in half, I end up with only  a North pole on one magnet and a South pole of the other.

• True
• False

In order for an electromagnet to be formed, an __________ current must pass through a coil of __________ wrapped around an ________ core.

• wire, iron, electric
• electric, wire, iron
• iron, electric, wire

Which of the following can provide an electric current for the wire in an electromagnet? (Hint: source)

• wire
• iron nail
• battery

How is electricity able to pass through the wire in an electromagnetic?

• the wire is a conductor
• the wire is a source
• the wire is a device