Week 19 Practice:Geomagnetism (G)

Week 19 Practice:Geomagnetism (G)

Assessment

Passage

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS2-5, MS-PS3-1, MS-PS2-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Shannon Mabry

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What creates Earth's magnetic field?

Movement of molten iron in Earth's outer core

Movement of water in Earth's oceans

Rotation of Earth on its axis

Gravitational pull of the moon

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when two magnets with field lines in the same direction are close to each other?

They attract each other

They repel each other

They have no effect on each other

They create a new magnetic field

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where are Earth's magnetic poles located in relation to the geographic poles?

Close to the geographic poles

Exactly at the geographic poles

Far from the geographic poles

At the equator

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of Earth's magnetic field?

Protects us from harmful space particles

Helps in the growth of plants

Controls the weather patterns

Determines the length of a day

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What guides compasses to point towards the magnetic North Pole?

Magnetic field lines

Gravitational force

Wind direction

Sun's position

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Are these magnets attracting or repelling

attracting

repelling

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Are these magnets attracting or repelling

attracting

repelling

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

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