Electricity & Magnetism Unit Test Study Guide

Magnets are made of metal.

• True

• False

Magnetism is a force that attracts and repels.

• True

• False

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Metals that contain _______ are attracted to magnets.

• wood

• glass

• iron

• aluminum

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The ends of a bar magnet are called ______.

• attraction

• poles

• repulsion

• sticks

The red end of a bar magnet is called the south pole.

• True

• False

The poles are where the pull of the magnet is....

• strongest

• weakest

• attracted

• repulsed

Like poles repel each other.

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Magnets create an area of magnetic force around them called a force field.

• True

• False

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___________ has a magnetic field that extends into space.

• the sun

• earth

• the moon

• Mars

A compass works by using a freely moving magnetic needle to point out direction.

• True

• False