Magnetically Charged Objects

Olivia holds a magnet over an iron nail that Lily dropped on the floor. The nail is pulled toward the magnet before the magnet touches it. Which of the following is true about magnetism?

• Magnetism is not a force so it cannot move an object

• Magnetism is a force that produces motion without touching an object

• Magnetism is a force that must touch an object in order to move it

• Magnetism is a force that can be seen in the air as it moves an object

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Charlotte, Arjun, and Zoe were playing with a magnet and noticed that it attracted a metal paper clip. What must be true about the paper clip?

• The paper clip contains rubber

• The paper clip contains iron

• The paper clip contains wood

• The paper clip contains glass

Samuel and Mia are playing with a balloon. Samuel rubs the balloon on Mia's hair, and then they notice that the balloon sticks to the wall. The balloon is an example of ____.

• an electrically charged object

• a magnetic force

• poles

• iron

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Mason and Aiden are conducting an experiment with two electrically charged objects. What will happen to the two objects when they interact?

• The objects will repel and push away from each other

• The objects will move in the same direction

• The objects will not affect each other

• The objects will attract and pull toward each other

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Avery and Ava are playing with two magnets on a smooth table. Avery is pushing Magnet 1 across the table towards Magnet 2, which Ava is holding.

What will happen to the motion of Magnet 2 as Magnet 1 gets closer?

• Magnet 2 will be repelled or pushed away from Magnet 1

• Magnet 2 will be attracted or pulled toward Magnet 1

• Magnet 2 will not be affected by Magnet 1

• Magnet 2 will spin around

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Abigail, Aiden, and Ava are at a recycling center. They see a large magnet being used to sort materials. What will happen when the magnet gets very close to a group of empty soda cans?

• The labels will fall off the cans

• The cans will be filled with soda again

• The magnet will attract and pick up only the cans that contain iron

• The magnet will attract and pick up all the cans because they are metal

Hannah and Samuel are conducting an experiment with two electrically charged objects. What will happen to the two objects when they interact?

• The objects will repel and push away from each other

• The objects will move in the same direction

• The objects will not affect each other

• The objects will attract and pull toward each other

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Elijah, Benjamin, and Liam are discussing magnets during their science class. Which of the following statements about magnets are true according to their discussion?

• Magnets have an invisible force field that can cause some objects to move without touching

• Magnets attract some metals but not all of them

• Magnets have poles that attract or repel each other

• All of these statements about magnets are true

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Kai is playing with two magnets on a smooth table. He pushes Magnet 1 towards Magnet 2.

What will happen to the motion of Magnet 2 as Magnet 1 gets closer?

• Magnet 2 will be repelled or pushed away from Magnet 1

• Magnet 2 will be attracted or pulled toward Magnet 1

• Magnet 2 will not be affected by Magnet 1

• Magnet 2 will be attracted to Magnet 1 then spin around

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Henry and Hannah are conducting an experiment with two metal balls. Both balls have the same electrical charge. What will happen when they bring the balls near each other?

• The two metal balls will be pulled toward each other

• The two metal balls will be pushed away from each other

• The two metal balls will touch and move in circles around each other

• The two metal balls will touch and remain connected with each other

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