Magnetism Checkpoint Practice

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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The strongest part of a magnet is...

• the bars.
• the force field.
• the poles. 
• the middle.

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Where are the magnetic force the strongest in this picture?

• Location 1
• Location 2
• Location 3
• Location 4

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In this image, matching north poles from two magnets are introduced.  What do you predict will be the outcome?

• There will be no interaction.  The poles of magnets do not have an effect on one another.
• The two north poles will attract each other
• The two north poles will repel each other
• The two magnets will combine and become one magnet

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Magnets have a north and a south ___________

• shape
• color
• pole
• region

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What do the lines around this magnet represent?

• North Pole
• South Pole
• Magnetic Declination
• Magnetic Field

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As the distance between two magnets increases (they get farther apart), the force between them:

• Increases
• Decreases
• Stays the Same

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If you cut a magnet in half, what happens to the poles?

• One half gets the North Pole, the other half gets the South Pole
• Both halves get only a North Pole
• Both halves get only a South Pole
• Both halves get a North pole and a South Pole

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Magnets that are arranged like this will _______.

• move away from each other (repel)

• move towards each other (attract)

Magnets that are arranged like this will _______.

• move away from each other (repel)

• move towards each other (attract)