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WorksheetsMagnetism
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Magnetism is a type of ____________
a)
force
b)
book
c)
plant
d)
animal
2.
What do magnets stick to?
a)
copper
b)
wood
c)
iron
d)
plastic
3.
When two magnets attract, they ______________
a)
push apart
b)
change color
c)
get colder
d)
pull together
4.
When two magnets repel, they ________________
a)
change color
b)
pull together
c)
push apart
d)
get colder
5.
Magnets have a north and a south ___________
a)
shape
b)
color
c)
pole
d)
region
6.
What would we call a nail that can pick up a paperclip because it is touching a magnet?
a)
temporary magnet
b)
poles
c)
force
d)
detector
7.
Iron filings and a compass are examples of ________________
a)
poles
b)
detectors
c)
temporary magnets
d)
force
8.
The strongest part of a magnet is...
a)
the bars.
b)
the force field.
c)
the poles.
d)
the middle.
9.
Magnets strongly attract all metals.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
At the geographic North Pole, a compass will point south.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
A coil of wire acts like a magnet when __________________ flows through it.
a)
water
b)
current
c)
voltage
d)
food
12.
You can make an electromagnet stronger by: having a __________________ current in the wire
a)
smaller
b)
larger
c)
greener
d)
water
13.
You can make an electromagnet stronger by: using __________________ coils of wire
a)
bigger
b)
smaller
c)
more
d)
less
14.
You can make an electromagnet stronger by: using a __________________ material for the core.
a)
soft
b)
conducting
c)
magnetic
d)
hard
15.
The process of creating a current in a circuit by changing a magnetic field
a)
A. electric generator
b)
B. electric motor
c)
C. electromagnetic induction
d)
D. magnet
16.
The interaction between electricity and magnetism
a)
A. magnetic force
b)
B. electromagnetism
c)
C. electromagnet
d)
D. magnetic pole
17.
A coil of wire with an electric current in it is called a(n)
a)
A. transformer.
b)
B. electric generator.
c)
C. electric motor.
d)
D. solenoid.
18.
Whether a material is magnetic or not depends on which of the following?
a)
A. the material’s density
b)
B. the material’s mass
c)
C. the material’s atoms
d)
D. the material’s weight
19.
What can demagnetize a magnet?
a)
A. high altitudes
b)
B. high temperatures
c)
C. low altitudes
d)
D. low temperatures
20.
As electrons move, they make
a)
A. electromagnetism.
b)
B. auroras.
c)
C. ferromagnetism.
d)
D. magnetic fields.
21.
What is created when a wire moves between the poles of a magnet?
a)
A. a ferromagnet
b)
B. a solenoid
c)
C. an electromagnet
d)
D. an electric current
22.
A compass needle responds to a magnetic field, because the compass needle is a
a)
A. generator.
b)
B. motor.
c)
C. magnet.
d)
D. transformer.
23.
What is created when a magnet moves through a coil of wire?
a)
A. an electromagnet
b)
B. a ferromagnet
c)
C. a solenoid
d)
D. an electric current
24.
Increasing the number of loops per meter in the coils of a solenoid is one way to
a)
A. increase the wire’s electric current
b)
B. strengthen the solenoid’s magnetic field.
c)
C. decrease the wire’s electric current.
d)
D. weaken the solenoid’s magnetic field.
25.
What can you make visible by sprinkling iron filings around a magnet?
a)
A. the areas called domains
b)
B. the magnetic forces
c)
C. the north and south poles
d)
D. the magnetic field lines
26.
Which of the following are two kinds of magnets?
a)
A. atoms, domains
b)
B. magnetic fields, magnetic poles
c)
C. ferromagnets, electromagnets
d)
D. magnesia magnets, magnetite magnets
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