Magnets and Static Electricity

An object with a north and south pole that produces a magnetic field.

• pole

• magnet

• static electricity

• friction

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The opposite ends of a battery, a magnet, or the north and south ends of the Earth.

• pole

• magnet

• friction

• charge

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A magnet is any material that attracts _____________ or something that contains ________________.

• all metal

• paper

• iron

• wood

A magnet can also attract objects that contain ___________

• nickel

• paper

• wood

• copper

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When the magnetic poles that are alike make contact, they push each other away or ____________.

• cause friction

• attract

• cause static electricity

• repel

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It is easier to walk on a dry surface than it is to walk on ice. You would keep slipping on ice because there is no _____________ to help you walk.

• magnet

• friction

• static electricity

• negative or positive charge

When your hair is standing up after taking off your hat, it is because a ________________________ has built up.

• magnetic charge

• negative charge

• positive charge

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The earth's core is made of __________ and ____________.

• iron and nickel

• iron and steel

• nickel and bronze

• iron and copper

The Chinese were one of the first to make a compass using a mineral called _________________

• copper

• bronze

• iron

• lodeston

Static electricity is the build up of _________________.

• electrical charges

• magnetism

• static

• north and south poles

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