Amplify Magnetic Fields Review
Authored by Darren Fix
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8th Grade
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This quiz focuses on magnetic fields and forces as part of a comprehensive 8th-grade physical science unit. The questions assess students' understanding of fundamental magnetism concepts including magnetic poles, magnetic fields, magnetic forces, and the relationship between magnetism and energy. Students need to master key vocabulary terms such as attract, repel, magnetic field, and magnetic pole, while also understanding how magnetic systems store and transfer energy. The quiz progresses from basic definitional knowledge to more complex applications involving potential and kinetic energy transformations in magnetic systems. Students must understand that like poles repel while opposite poles attract, that magnetic forces can act at a distance through magnetic fields, and that moving objects against magnetic forces increases potential energy in the system. The higher-level questions require students to analyze scenarios involving magnetic interactions and predict energy changes, demonstrating their ability to apply scientific principles to solve problems. Created by Darren Fix, a Science teacher in US who teaches grade 8. This quiz serves as an excellent review tool for students studying magnetism and energy in middle school physical science courses. Teachers can use this assessment for multiple instructional purposes: as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before a lesson, as guided practice during instruction, as homework to reinforce classroom learning, or as formative assessment to gauge student understanding before summative evaluation. The variety of question types—from vocabulary matching to scenario analysis—allows teachers to identify specific areas where students need additional support. This quiz aligns with NGSS standard 5-PS1-3 (middle school physical science) and supports the disciplinary core ideas about forces and interactions, specifically helping students understand that magnetic forces can be attractive or repulsive and that the strength of forces depends on the properties of the interacting objects and their distances from each other.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
variables
isolate
system
attract
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
to push objects away from each other
repel
attract
system
energy
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-5
NGSS.MS-PS2-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
to pull objects toward one another
repel
attract
force
pole
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the space around a magnet in which magnetic forces can act on objects
magnetic pole
magnetic force
magnetic field
magnet
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the ability to make things move or change
magnetic field
magnetic pole
magnetic force
energy
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-3
NGSS.MS-PS2-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the energy that an object has because its moving
energy
kinetic energy
potential energy
force
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
NGSS.MS-PS3-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the energy that is stored in an object or system
potential energy
kinetic energy
energy
force
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
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