Unit 5 Magnetic Fields

Two magnets' north poles facing each other will ................

• attract

• repel

• do nothing

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If an object is magnetic, it is said to be ..........

• attracted to a magnet.

• repelled by a magnet.

• magic

The two magnetic poles on bar magnets are .........

• east and west.

• north and south.

• south and east.

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The area that surrounds a magnet and can exert a force on an object that magnetic is called ..........

• a force field.

• an attraction field.

• a magnetic field.

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A magnetic field can be detected using a bar and ..........

• iron filings or plotting compasses.

• black dust.

• iron bar and a compass.

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Which of these objects would a magnet attract?

• wooden building block

• balloon

• steel key

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When the north pole of one magnet and the south pole of another magnet meet, they will .........

• attract.

• do nothing.

• repel.

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Which is the strongest magnet?

• a magnet that can hold three paper clips.

• they are both equally as strong.

• a magnet that can hold five paper clips.

Where is the pushing or pulling force of a magnet strongest?

• it is the same strength throughout the magnet.

• the end of the magnet.

• the middle of the magnet.

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Which metals will be attracted to amagnet?

• iron and steel

• gold and silver

• lead and aluminum

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