Magnetism

A north pole and a south pole will attract.

• True
• False

How is a permanent magnet DIFFERENT from a temporary magnet?

• A permanent magnet attracts materials made of iron.
• A permanent magnet has poles.
• A permanent magnet has a magnetic field.
• A permanent magnet keeps its magnetism for a long time.

True or False: All metals stick to magnets.

• True
• False

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

• lodestone
• magnet
• compass
• magnetic field

Where is the force of attraction the strongest on a magnet?

• at the poles
• in the middle
• above the magnet
• below the magnet

Earth's magnetic field and a bar magnet attract particles to the same locations. Where are they?

• The middle
• All around the outside
• The north and south poles
• First to the middle, then to the ends

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

This large crane magnet functions only when the electrical current is ON.  The crane magnet is an example of what type of magnet?

• NIB Magnet
• Ceramic Magnet
• Electromagnet
• funnel magnet

Iron, Nickel and cobalt are all __________________ materials

• Shiny
• poles
• magnetic
• cold

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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