Magnet

Jordan places four ring magnets A, B, C and D onto a wooden stand as shown.

If he wants the four ring magnets to be attracted to each other, which magnet A, B, C or D should he flip?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The middle of the magnet is the ________________ point.

• hottest

• coldest

• weakest

• strongest

The strongest parts of the magnet are ...

• fronts

• backs

• poles

• middle

Like poles (N-N, S-S) __________ each other while unlike poles (N-S, S-N)___________ each other.

• attract, repel

• repel, attract

• oppose, connect

• connect, oppose

What does repel mean?

• magnets move toward each other

• magnets do not have magnetism

• magnets move away from each other

• magnets stick together

What happens if you hold the south pole of one magnet close to the north pole of another magnet?

• They will attract each other

• They will repel each other

• They will grow very hot

• Nothing will happen

The North pole of a magnet will repel the South pole of another magnet.

• True

• False

A magnet cannot attract all non-metals.

• True

• False

Some metallic materials are magnetic and some are not. The following are made of metallic materials. Which one is magnetic?

• aluminum

• steel

• tin

• copper

Choose the object that can be attracted to magnets.

• nail

• book

• rubber

• matchstick