Magnets

When two magnets attract, they ______________

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

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When two magnets repel, they ________________

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

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?

• they repel
• they attract
• they cancel each other out
• the strength of the magnet is doubled

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

A north pole and a south pole will attract.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

If you put a magnet with two of the same poles near each other, they...

• attract (move closer)

• repel (move away)

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

If you put a magnet with two different poles together, they...

• repel (move away)

• attract (move closer)

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NGSS.3-PS2-3

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

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

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

• There will be no interaction.  The poles of magnets do not have an effect on one another.
• The two north poles will attract each other
• The two north poles will repel each other
• The two magnets will combine and become one magnet

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Which poles are attracted? 

• north and north
• south and south
• north and south

Which poles repel?

• north and south
• south and north
• south and south

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3