Magnets

What characteristics do magnets have?

• They can give you a "shock" when you touch them
• They can push or pull objects without touching them
• They are always black and cold to touch
• They fall faster than other objects when you drop them

What must be in an object for it to be attracted to a magnet?

• Silver
• Water
• Metal
• Iron

What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?

• they repel
• they attract
• they cancel each other out
• the strength of the magnet is doubled

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

• It is hundreds of miles long
• It has north and south poles
• It is made in Earth's core
• It is shaped like a horseshoe

When two magnets attract, they ______________

• push apart
• change color
• get colder
• pull together

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When two magnets repel, they ________________

• change color
• pull together
• push apart
• get colder

What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?

• They will attract each other.
• They will repel each other.
• Both magnets will turn to the left
• Both magnets will turn to the right

A magnet cannot move which of the following objects?

• a paper clip
• a nail
• a toothpick
• a staple

True or False: All metals stick to magnets.

• True
• False

Where is the force of attraction the strongest on a magnet?

• at the poles
• in the middle
• above the magnet
• below the magnet