3rd Gr. Magnetism and Gravity

A physical property of matter that can be measured with a balance is –

• length
• color
• temperature
• mass

Which of the following would be attracted to a magnet?  

• brass tack
• rock
• rubber band
• iron nail

Gravity pulls objects...

• to the right
• down
• toward the center of the earth.
• to the left

A magnet attracts objects made of ...

• paper
• metal
• glass
• plastic

What keeps Earth and all the other planets in orbit around the Sun?

• a push
• Gravity

Where are magnetic forces the strongest?

• at the poles
• in the middle

What happens when two magnets are attracted to each other?

• Their magnetic fields get bigger.
• They come closer together.
• They push away from each other.
• They point to the North Pole.

What happens when you join the North pole of one magnet with the North pole of another magnet?

• They attract each other.
• They repel each other.

All of these are moving in the direction of the pull of gravity EXCEPT...

• a rollercoaster going down a hill
• a helium balloon rising into the sky
• rain falling from the sky

to pull toward one another

• attract
• open circuit
• Magnetic Pole
• source