Magnetic Fields

Three properties of magnets are:

• attracts wood, attract or repel insects, when swings freely one end points to the south 
• Crocodiles eat magnets
• attract iron and materials that contain iron, attract or repel other magnets, and when freely swinging one end always points north
• magnets interact with stuff

What areas of a magnet have the strongest magnetic effect?

• the middle
• the poles
•  the sides
• the magnetic field lines

Can you see magnetic fields?

• yes
• no
• maybe
• so

What is a magnet field?

• purple lines with arrows
• area of magnetic force around a magnet
• it's like a really big football field
• area of a magnet around a magnetic force

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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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A north pole and a south pole will attract.

• True
• False

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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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True or False: All metals stick to magnets.

• True
• False

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• A push away
• A pull towards
• No Force

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Which statement is true?

• All Magnets have a North and South Pole
• All magnets can attract large objects
• Magnets can not pull through Solids.
• All Magnets have the Same shape and Size

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