Magnetic Force Quiz

What is a material that attracts pieces of iron or steel and certain other materials?

• Glass

• Magnet

• Plastic

• Wood

What is the attractive force called that a magnet exerts on certain metals?

• Electric force

• Magnetic force

• Friction force

• Gravity force

What type of force causes the paper clips to jump and attract to the magnet?

• Heat force

• Wind force

• Sound force

• Magnetic force

Which of the following materials will a magnet attract?

• Copper

• Plastic

• Iron

• Aluminum

What is the basis around which a compass is designed?

• Tectonic plates of Earth

• Equator of Earth

• Geographic poles of Earth

• Magnetic poles of Earth

How can we tell which pole is north and which is south on a magnet?

• By tasting it

• By observing its color

• By listening to it

• By suspending it with a thread

What will happen if we move two magnets close to one another?

• They will explode

• Opposite poles will attract and like poles will repel

• They will become invisible

• They will merge together

What will happen if we cut a magnet into two pieces?

• Both pieces will lose their magnetism

• Both pieces will become stronger magnets

• Each piece will still behave as a magnet with its own north and south pole

• Both pieces will repel each other

What type of force does a magnet exert to attract or repel?

• Magnetic force

• Friction force

• Electric force

• Gravity force

What will a compass needle always point towards?

• The Sun

• The Moon

• The Equator

• Earth's North and South poles