Magnetic Fields

What will the magnets in the picture do?

• Attract

• Repel

• Neither attract nor repel

• Both attract and repel

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Magnetic fields are strongest _______.

• at both poles

• at the north pole

• at the south pole

• between the poles

The Earth's magnetic field is most useful for _____.

• deflecting solar wind

• keeping track of time

• creating sunny weather

• making it look cool in front of the other planets

Why does a compass needle point north?

• because north is up

• it lines up with Earth's magnetic field

• because of magic

• the compass is programmed to do so

Are the magnets in this picture attracting or repelling?

• Attracting

• Repelling

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When the atoms of a substance align their magnetic fields with each other, they are called ____.

• ferromagnetic

• anti-ferromagnetic

• a compass

• a lodestone

Can magnets interact without touching?

• Yes

• No

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What will the magnets in the picture do?

• Attract each other

• Repel each other

• Both attract and repel

• Neither attract nor repel

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Magnets are made of tiny sections of magnetic fields that are aligned to produce a larger magnetic field. These are called _____.

• magnetic domains

• magnetic fields

• magnetic sections

• electromagnets

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Paper clips are attracted to magnets because they contain ____.

• iron

• aluminum

• copper

• silver

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