Year 8 Physics: Magnetism

What is the name of the force that

attracts or repels materials?

• magnetism

• current

• electricity

Is magnetism a

contact force OR non-contact force?

• a non-contact force

• a contact force

What are the two poles on

a magnet called?

• positive pole

• north pole

• negative pole

• south pole

Which TWO statements about

magnets are true?

• Unlike poles attract each other.

• Unlike poles repel each other.

• Like poles attract each other.

• Like poles repel each other.

What happens when the north poles of two magnets are brought together?

• The poles of the magnets

  attract each other.

• The poles of the magnets

  repel each other.

What happens when the north pole of one magnet is placed next to the south pole of another magnet?

• The poles of the magnets

  attract each other.

• The poles of the magnets

  repel each other.

Like poles _______ each other.

• attract

• repel

Unlike poles _______ each other.

• attract

• repel

What is the name of the area around a magnet where a force acts on another magnet or magnetic material?

• gravitational field

• magnetic field

• electrical field

What are the THREE magnetic elements?

• Iron

• Cobalt

• Nickel

• Chlorine

• Aluminium