Magnets and Magnetic Field of the Earth

The needle of a compass points to the _____ pole

The space around a magnet where it has an effect is called the magnetic _____

• pitch

• field

• plane

• bar

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You can find the shape of a magnetic field using _______ filings.

• iron

• copper

• lead

• silver

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The magnetic field lines points from.....

• north pole of the magnet to the south pole

• south pole of the magnet to the north pole

True or False:

The Earth has a magnetic north pole which is slightly different to the geographic north pole.

• True

• False

True or False:

When drawing the magnetic field lines around a magnet, the arrows should point in towards the south pole.

• True

• False

To make a compass, the needle needs to float in some water because...

• the needle needs to be able to spin freely

• the water makes the needle magnetic

You can make a temporary magnet out of a piece of steel if you....

• stare at it really hard and wish

• rub it backwards and forward with a magnet

• rub it repeatedly in one direction with a magnet

The closer a magnet is to a magnetic object, the ......

• ....weaker the magnetic pull

• ....the stronger the magnetic pull

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The needle of a compass lines up with the Earth's magnetic __________

• field

• equator

• core