All About Magnets

A magnet is an object that __________ certain other objects.

• attracts

• neutralizes

• balances

• dislikes

Which object won't a magnet stick to?

• lettuce

• a dog

• a person

• All of these answers

Which statement about magnets is NOT true?

• All magnets have a north pole and a south pole.

• Opposite poles repel.

• Like poles repel.

• Magnets attract things made out of iron and steel.

A magnetic field is an invisible force that surrounds all:

• rocks.

• magnets.

• metal.

• None of the above.

Which of these magnets can be turned off and on like a light switch?

• electromagnet

• permanent magnet

• temporary magnet

• natural magnet

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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True or False: All metals stick to magnets.

• True
• False

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_______________________ is the invisible force that flows through a magnet.  

• repel
• copper
• attraction
• magnetism

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