magnetism (6th)

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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Which of the following are magnetic materials?

• Iron

• Nickel

• Cobalt

• All the above

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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

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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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A device that uses a free-moving magnetic needle to show direction is a:

• Ruler
• magnet
• compass
• magnetic field

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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A magnet will attract scissors if the scissors contain: 

• copper
• aluminum
• gold
• nickel

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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

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The strongest part of a magnet is...

• the bars.
• the force field.
• the poles. 
• the middle.

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The further two magnets are apart, the __________________ the force of magnetism.

• stronger
• weaker
• same

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