MAGNETISM

Magnetism is not a type of Force

• TRUE

• FALSE

What substance is attracted to a magnet?

• silver

• lead

• water

• iron

What characteristics do magnetic substances have? 

• They can give a “shock” when you touch them

• They can push or pull objects they are not touching.

• They are always black and cold to touch.

• They fall faster than other objects when you drop them.

What happens when two north poles of magnets are placed together?

• They repel.

• They attract.

• They cancel each other out.

• The strength of the magnet is doubled.

What is our best evidence that Earth has a magnetic field?

• All things fall toward Earth’s center

• A compass needle lines up with it

• Winds blow from east to west.

• Earth’s oceans all have currents.

How is Earth’s magnetic field similar to that of a magnet?

• It has North and South poles

• It is hundreds of miles long.

• It is made in Earth’s core

• It is shaped like a horseshoe.

Which two materials are magnetic?

Tick two boxes.

• Carbon

• Cobalt

• Copper

• Nickel

At the _____________________ there is no magnetic force in the correspondent magnet field.

A ____________ is a region in which a magnetic force acts.

A freely suspended magnet aligns itself in a_________ direction.

• north - south

• south - north

• north - north

• south - south