Magnets and Electromagnets

When a magnet attracts an object, it ________ the object.

• pushes
• spins
• pulls
• turns

If a magnet attracts a paperclip, the paperclip must be made of __________.

• plastic
• rocks
• copper
• iron

What will occur if opposite poles of a magnet or electromagnet are brought near each other?

• The poles will repel
• The poles will attract
• The poles will do nothing
• The magnets will become stronger

What is true about magnets and electromagnets?

• Magnets are attracted to wood
• Magnets do not attract other magnets
• Magnets repel objects that are made of iron
• Magnets have a north pole and a south pole

What is a pole?

• The strongest push or pull on a magnet
• The middle of a magnet
• The direction a magnet points
• the metal that magnets are attracted to.

Which of the following is not a property of a magnet or electromagnet?

• attraction
• strength
• shape
• polarity

Why is it helpful to have a magnet at the end of a screwdriver?

• Screwdrivers do not have magnets and they  are not helpful
• The magnet will keep the screwdriver in the toolbox
• The magnet keeps the screwdriver from rolling
• The magnet holds the screw in place. 

What is not true about magnets or electromagnets?

• All magnets have a force
• Magnets are attracted to all kinds of metal.
• Magnets attract iron.
• Magnets can pull on some objects without touching them. 

Which object would attract to a magnet or electromagnet?

• button
• yarn
• screw
• rubberband

What is force?

• How close or far away something is
• how large or small something is
• a push or pull on an object
• to change the shape of an object