Magnetism

A north pole and a south pole will attract.

• True
• False

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A magnet cannot not move which of the following objects?

• a paper clip
• a nail
• a toothpick
• a staple

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How is a permanent magnet DIFFERENT from a temporary magnet?

• A permanent magnet attracts materials made of iron.
• A permanent magnet has poles.
• A permanent magnet has a magnetic field.
• A permanent magnet keeps its magnetism for a long time.

Earth acts like a giant magnet because its center is made up MOSTLY of

• granite
• limestone
• iron
• nickel

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True or False: All metals stick to magnets.

• True
• False

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Where is the force of attraction the strongest on a magnet?

• at the poles
• in the middle
• above the magnet
• below the magnet

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Earth's magnetic field and a bar magnet attract particles to the same locations. Where are they?

• The middle
• All around the outside
• The north and south poles
• First to the middle, then to the ends

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Where is Earth's magnetic field strongest?

• Along the outside lines
• Along the inside lines on either side
• Where the lines are close together at the poles
• In the space outside of the lines

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Why does a compass needle point north?

• The compass is a bar magnet
• Because north is up
• Because it's magic
• It lines up with the Earth's magnetic field

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When two magnets attract, they ______________

• push apart
• change color
• get colder
• pull together

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