Quiz about magnet

Question 1

A magnet will pick up an object that is made of...

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iron or steel

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plastic

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glass

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copper

Question 2

The strongest parts of the magnet are ...

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poles

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fronts

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backs

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middle

Question 3

What is the purpose of a compass?

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to tell you directions

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to tell how far you have walked

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to tell what time you left

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to tell where the sun is

Question 4

Which direction does a compass always point?

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north

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south

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east

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west

Question 5

The middle of the magnet is the ________________ point.

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weakest

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hottest

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coldest

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strongest

Question 6

The area around a magnet is called the .....

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magnetic field

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attraction zone

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work area

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hot zone

Question 7

Jordan places four ring magnets A, B, C and D onto a wooden stand as shown.

If he wants the four ring magnets to be attracted to each other, which magnet A, B, C or D should he flip?

Accepted Answer

C

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A

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B

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D

Question 8

The diagram shows what happens when bars X and Y are brought near to each other.

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

Both X and Y are magnets.

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X is a magnet but Y is a magnetic material.

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X is made of aluminium but Y is made of iron.

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Both X and Y are made of non-magnetic materials.

Question 9

The diagram shows an arrangement of three magnets. The poles of the magnets are labelled A, B, C, D, E and F respectively.

Which one of the following arrangements of the three magnets is possible?

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 10

Bar magnets have two poles. What are they?

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north and south

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red and blue

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east and west

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red and green

Question 11

Like poles __________ each other while unlike poles ___________ each other.

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repel, attract

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attract, repel

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oppose, connect

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connect, oppose

Question 12

What does repel mean?

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magnets move away from each other

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magnets move toward each other

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magnets do not have magnetism

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magnets stick together

Question 13

Some metallic materials are magnetic and some are not. The following are made of metallic materials. Which one is magnetic?

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steel

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aluminum

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tin

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copper

Question 14

What happens if you hold the north poles of two different magnets close to each other?

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They will repel each other

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They will attract each other

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They will grow very hot

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Nothing will happen

Question 15

What happens if you hold the south pole of one magnet close to the north pole of another magnet?

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They will attract each other

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They will repel each other

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They will grow very hot

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Nothing will happen

Question 16

What subject is attracted to a magnet?

Accepted Answer

Iron

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Silver

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Water

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Metal

Question 17

Bob placed Magnet X on Car 1 and Object Y on Car 2 as shown. He observed that the cars moved away from each other when they were placed near each other.

Which of the following statement(s) about Object Y is/are correct?

A: Object Y is a non-magnetic material.

B: Object Y is a magnetic material.

C: Object Y is a magnet.

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C only

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A only

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A and B only

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A and C only

Question 18

Lily attached a magnetised iron bar P to a string and placed magnet Q near to it. She observed that iron bar P moved in the direction as shown in the diagram.

Which of the following actions would cause iron bar P to move further away from magnet Q?

A Heat iron bar P over a flame.

B Drop iron bar P onto the ground for a few times.

C Stroke iron bar P with the magnet for a greater number of times.

Accepted Answer

C only

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B only

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A and B only

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A, B and C

Question 19

What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?

Accepted Answer

They will repel each other.

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They will attract each other.

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Both magnets will turn to the left

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Both magnets will turn to the right

Question 20

These iron filings show __.

Accepted Answer

the magnetic field around the magnet

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what a horseshoe magnet looks like

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the poles are the weakest part of the magnet

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what the magnet is made of

Question 21

Magnet can attracts ....

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

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