Earth as a Magnet

Magnets have a north and a south ___________

• shape
• color
• pole
• region

Where on a magnet is the magnetic force strongest?

• The Poles

• All over

• Middle

Earth is like a giant magnet due to....

• its liquid iron core

• the wind patterns of Coriolis Effect

• the alignment of the continents

• solar particles moving through the atmosphere

What’s the most important function of Earth’s magnetic field?

• Earth's magnetic shield deflects asteroids and meteors

• Earth's magnetic shield keeps energy from escaping into space

• Earth's magnetic shield deflects most of the solar wind

• Earth's magnetic shield helps birds and other animals navigate

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

The magnetosphere extends all around the Earth and into the atmosphere around it.

• True

• False

If we could draw this magnetic field, the Earth would look like it had a.... in its centre.

• bar manet

• magnet bar

• bar magnet

• magnet

Where´s the GEOGRAPHIC North Pole?

• It´s in the south, at the bottom.

• It is in the north, at the top.

Where´s the north pole of the magnetosphere?

• It is at the geographical South Pole, at the bottom

• It is at the geographical North Pole, at the top.

The red end of the needle in a compass always points...

• south

• east

• west

• north