PS Opposites Attract

What happens when two items repel each other?

• They push together.
• They point to the North Pole.
• They should push apart.
• Their magnetic field gets bigger.

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What will happen when these 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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A north pole and a south pole will attract.

• True
• False

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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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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Where are the magnetic force the strongest in this picture?

• Location 1
• Location 2
• Location 3
• Location 4

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What will happen when these 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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Which poles repel?

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

Which poles are attracted? 

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

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What subatomic particle causes magnetism in an atom? 

• protons
• neutrons
• electrons
• nucleus

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