Electric and Magnetic Forces Worksheet

non-contact force

• a force that acts at a distance.

• A force that is exerted only when two objects are touching.

• the region around a magnet where the magnetic force is exerted

• a force under the influence of which objects tend to move toward each other

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What creates Earth's magnetic field?

• The rotation of the Earth

• The motion of liquid iron in Earth's outer core

• The motion of water in Earth's outer core

• The use of compasses

What causes earth to have a magnetic field?

• the clouds

• iron rocks

• an iron core

• magnets

Iron filings were sprinkled over two magnets. How might the magnets be arranged?

• with a north pole next to a north pole

• with a neutral pole next to a north pole

• with a south pole next to a south pole

• with a north pole next to a south pole

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Label the missing pole if the magnets repel.

• South

• Positive

• Negative

• North

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The Earth's geographic south pole acts as the Earth's magnetic ______ pole

• north

• south

• positive

• negative

When two magnets are brought near each other as shown below, which statement best describes their behavior?

• The magnets will repel

• The magnets will attract

• The magnets will remain at rest.

• Cannot be answered with information given.

Is this piece of iron going to act as a magnet?

• Yes

• Huh?

• No

• Yada yada

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Two poles that are the same (south & south) ....

• repel each other

• attract each other

• don't do anything

• make new magnets

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A magnet's field is strongest at a magnet's ends called its...

• poles

• magnetism

• magnetic field

• attraction