Magnetism and Compasses

___ is the most common mineral that can be turned into a magnet.

• diamond

• iron

• magnets

• silver

___ and ___ make up Earth's magnetic field.

• Gold and silver

• Iron and silver

• Nickel and iron

• Gold and platinum

If a magnet comes very close to another magnet, it will either ___ or ___ it.

• pull or push

• repel or push it away

• attract or pull it toward it

• destroy it or accept it

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Compasses work when the pointer is pointing to the ___.

• north

• south

• east

• west

Which three items below are used to make an electromagnet?

• a cork

• a nail

• a coin

• a battery

• some thin wire

A ___ forms whenever electricity is flowing.

• doorbell

• north pole

• magnetic field

• high-powered magnet

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The three things magnets attract are ___.

• steel

• iron

• pennies

• nickel

• cobalt

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Compasses work because...

• Dark Arts Magic

• The needle is magnetically attracted to the Earth’s pole

• Natural AI

• It is magnetic itself and repels against the magnetic poles

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Magnetic fields do not exist because we cannot see them.

• True!

• False.

• Depends on the day.

• Depends on the time.

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Increasing the coils around increases the strength of the magnetism affect.

• No, it more coils means a weaker magnetism.

• It makes no difference.

• That is correct, more coils means stronger magnetism.

• It increases then decreases.

• It decreases then increases.

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