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Magnetism Round 2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What happens if you break a magnet in half?
a)
Neither half will be able to attract or repel.
b)
Neither half will have a pole.
c)
One half will have a north pole only and one half will have a south pole only.
d)
Each half will be a new magnet, with both a north and south pole.
2.
Magnetic Poles that are alike
a)
do not interact.
b)
repel each other
c)
attract each other
d)
have the same shape
3.
A cluster of billions of atoms that all have magnetic fields lined up in the same way is known as a
a)
magnetic pole
b)
permanent magnet
c)
magnetic domain
d)
magnetic field line
4.
An example of a common ferromagnetic material is
a)
copper
b)
nickel
c)
hydrogen
d)
plastic
5.
Magnetic field lines around a bar magnet
a)
cross back and forth over one another
b)
spread out from one pole and curve around to the other.
c)
are perfectly straight
d)
are only perpendicular to the magnet.
6.
Where is the magnetic pole in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
at the geographic north pole
b)
in northern Canada
c)
at the geographic south pole
d)
along the coast of Antarctica
7.
Streams of electrically charged particles flowing at high speeds from the sun make up the
a)
magnetic field
b)
magnetic domain
c)
solar wind
d)
magnetosphere
8.
If you are in the Northern Hemisphere and see the Northern Lights, you are seeing
a)
the magnetosphere.
b)
a magnetic field
c)
magnetic field lines
d)
an aurora
9.
Earth’s magnetic field can make a magnet out of an iron bar by causing the magnetic domains to
a)
change in the magnetic declination
b)
move back and forth between the north and south poles.
c)
create magnetic field lines
d)
line up in the same direction.
10.
A spinning electron produces a(n)
a)
magnetic field
b)
proton
c)
element
d)
piece of iron
11.
True or False: A magnetic pole is the part of a magnet where the magnetic effect is weakest. 
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The magnetic domains are two regions of space above Earth’s surface that contain electrons and protons traveling at high speeds.
a)
False
b)
True