Magnets and Magnetism

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

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Magnets have a north and a south ___________

• shape

• color

• pole

• region

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Which of the following is true about a bar magnet?

• Its magnetic field is strongest near its center.
• It is surrounded by a magnetic field.
• The north pole is stronger than the south pole.
• The south pole is stronger than the north pole.

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The space around a magnet where the force of a magnet can attract best is called__________

• magnetism

• bar magnet

• horseshoe magnet

• magnetic field

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What subject is attracted to a magnet?

• Silver

• Water

• Metal

• Iron

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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

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What is our best evidence that Earth has a magnetic field?

• All things fall toward Earth's center

• A compass needle lines up with it

• Winds blow from east to west

• Earth's oceans all have currents

Where is Earth's magnetic field strongest?

• Along the outside lines

• Along the inside lines on either side

• Where the lines are close together at the poles

• In the space outside of the lines

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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

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