Quiz about Magnets and Magnetism

Question 1

A ____________ is a special metal that attracts other metals.

Accepted Answer

magnet

Answer

coil

Answer

bunker

Answer

repellant

Question 2

Magnets attract to __________________.

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Answer

iron

Answer

nickel

Answer

cobalt

Question 3

True of False:  Magnets attract to aluminum foil.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 4

_______________________ is the invisible force that flows through a magnet.

Accepted Answer

magnetism

Answer

repel

Answer

copper

Answer

attraction

Question 5

What happens when the North pole of a magnet interacts with another magnet's north pole?

Accepted Answer

repel

Answer

attract

Question 6

A magnet can lose its magnetic properties if you ___________________

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Answer

drop or hit the magnet

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put the magnet in a strong magnetic field that is opposite of its own

Answer

heat up the magnet

Question 7

True or False:  An electromagnet can function without electricity.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 8

There are several modern uses of magnets.  A ________________________ can have million of magnets.  Each magnet points in its own direction, making a code.  This allows an individual to make purchases.

Accepted Answer

Credit Card

Answer

Driver's License

Answer

Check Book

Answer

TV

Question 9

True or False:  A permanent magnet stays magnetized for a long time

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 10

There are several modern uses of magnets.  ________________________ make electricity by spinning magnets around coils of wire.  The magnetism makes an electric current in the wire.

Accepted Answer

generators

Answer

ceiling fans

Answer

smoke detectors

Answer

flashlights

Question 11

There are several modern uses of magnets.  Magnets allow high speed trains to ______________________ above the track.  They go faster because without touching the tracks there is no friction to slow them down.

Accepted Answer

levitate

Answer

collide

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attract

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repair

Question 12

True or False:  A temporary magnet remains magnetized for a long period of time

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 13

True or False:  The Earth is a giant magnet

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

The two north poles will repel each other

Answer

There will be no interaction.  The poles of magnets do not have an effect on one another.

Answer

The two north poles will attract each other

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The two magnets will combine and become one magnet

Question 15

What subject is attracted to a magnet?

Accepted Answer

Iron

Answer

Silver

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Water

Answer

Metal

Question 16

True or False: All metals stick to magnets.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 17

True or False:
Most rocks are magnetic.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 18

True or False:
A magnet wrapped in cloth will attract paper clips.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 19

What do magnets stick to?

Accepted Answer

iron

Answer

copper

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wood

Answer

plastic

Question 20

Magnetism is a type of ____________

Accepted Answer

force

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book

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plant

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animal

Question 21

When two magnets attract, they ______________

Accepted Answer

pull together

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push apart

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change color

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get colder

Question 22

When two magnets repel, they ________________

Accepted Answer

push apart

Answer

change color

Answer

pull together

Answer

get colder

Question 23

The force of magnetism is stronger when magnets are ________________

Accepted Answer

closer together

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cold

Answer

round

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farther apart

Question 24

Objects that are attracted to each other are called

Accepted Answer

Magnetic Objects

Answer

Nonmagnetic objects

Answer

Metal

Answer

Electric Objects

Question 25

What is this magnet called?

Accepted Answer

donut magnet

Answer

bar magnet

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horseshoe magnet

Question 26

When iron touches a magnet, it becomes a magnet too.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 27

Once a paperclip touches a magnet and becomes a magnet itself, does a paperclip STAY that way? Or does it stop being a magnet?

Accepted Answer

stay that way for a short time

Answer

stay that way forever

Answer

stop being a magnet

Question 28

Magnetism is generated by moving

Accepted Answer

electrons.

Answer

protons.

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neutrons.

Answer

elements.

Question 29

What do the lines around this magnet represent?

Accepted Answer

Magnetic Field

Answer

North Pole

Answer

South Pole

Answer

Magnetic Declination

Question 30

What kind of magnet can be turned on and off?

Accepted Answer

electromagnet

Answer

refridgerator magnet

Answer

magnetite

Answer

iron

Magnets and Magnetism

30 questions

A ____________ is a special metal that attracts other metals.

Magnets attract to __________________.

True of False: Magnets attract to aluminum foil.

_______________________ is the invisible force that flows through a magnet.

What happens when the North pole of a magnet interacts with another magnet's north pole?

A magnet can lose its magnetic properties if you ___________________

True or False: An electromagnet can function without electricity.

There are several modern uses of magnets. A ________________________ can have million of magnets. Each magnet points in its own direction, making a code. This allows an individual to make purchases.

True or False: A permanent magnet stays magnetized for a long time

There are several modern uses of magnets. ________________________ make electricity by spinning magnets around coils of wire. The magnetism makes an electric current in the wire.

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