Magnets Test

The space around a magnet where the force of the magnet can act is the

• north pole

• south pole

• magnetic field

• attraction field

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A magnet is any object that pulls certain metals toward it. What part of the magnet would attract paper clips the best?

• iron

• compass

• cooper

• gold

The earliest compasses were made of

• lodestone

• sandstone

• iron

• aluminum

A magnet will attract a pair of scissors if the scissors contain

• nickel

• attract

• copper

• iron

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Look at the two magnets. What will happen when these two magnets are brought close together?

• they will attract each other

• they will repel each other

• both magnets will turn to the left

• both magnets will turn to the right

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

• granite

• limestone

• iron

• nickel

The ends of a magnet, where the magnetic field is the strongest are the

• magnets

• fields

• poles

• lodestone

Colby placed the north pole of a bar magnet near the unmarked pole of another bar magnet. If the magnets repel each other, what can you conclude about the unknown pole?

• it is a south pole

• it is a north pole

• it could be either a north or south pole

• there is no way to know what pole it is

If you pour iron fillings on a bar magnet, where will most of the iron fillings stick? Choose two.

• in the center

• north pole

• south pole

• to your hand

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What happens when two bar magnets attract each other?

• the poles of the magnets pull toward each other

• the centers of the magnets will pull toward each other

• the poles of the magnets will push away from each other

• the centers of the magnets will push away from each other

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