Understanding Magnets and Electricity

What is a magnet?

• A tool for measuring temperature

• An object that attracts iron and some other metals

• A type of plant

• A kind of food

Which word means to push away from each other?

• Attract

• Repel

• Connect

• Join

What do we call the ends of a magnet?

• Corners

• Opposite poles

• Sides

• Edges

What is electricity?

• A kind of food

• A form of energy

• A type of animal

• A color

What is an electromagnet?

• A magnet made by electricity

• A magnet found in nature

• A magnet that is always on

• A magnet made of plastic

What is the flow of electricity called?

• Magnetic field

• Electric current

• Opposite poles

• Repel

What is the area around a magnet where its force can be felt?

• Electric current

• Magnetic field

• Opposite poles

• Motor

What does a motor do?

• It makes things cold

• It makes things move

• It makes things taste sweet

• It makes things grow

What happens when opposite poles of two magnets are brought close together?

• They repel each other

• They attract each other

• They disappear

• They break

Which of these is attracted to a magnet?

• A wooden stick

• An iron nail

• A plastic spoon

• A rubber band