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The Nature of Magnetism

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The magnetic strength of magnets are strongest at the ___________.
a)
middle
b)
poles
c)
sides
d)
bottom
2.
Magnets have a north and a south ___________
a)
shape
b)
color
c)
pole
d)
region
3.
Two north poles will attract.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The force of magnetism is stronger when magnets are ________________
a)
cold
b)
round
c)
closer together
d)
farther apart
5.
Magnetism is generated by moving
a)
protons.
b)
electrons.
c)
neutrons.
d)
elements.
6.
What do the lines around this magnet represent?
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
Magnetic Declination
d)
Magnetic Field
7.
If you place the North pole of a magnet next to the South pole of another magnet, they will:
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
c)
Do nothing
d)
Shatter
8.
What is responsible for the Magnetic Field around Earth?
a)
The Earth's crust
b)
The Earth's molton iron core
c)
The Earth's mantel
d)
The Sun
9.
Where is the strongest attraction force of the magnet?
a)
at the poles
b)
in the middle
c)
above the magnet
d)
below the magnet
10.
What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?
a)
they repel
b)
they attract
c)
they cancel each other out
d)
the strength of the magnet is doubled
11.
A device that uses a free-moving magnetic needle to show direction is a:
a)
Ruler
b)
magnet
c)
compass
d)
magnetic field
12.
The atoms of a magnetized substance organize into regions in which the magnetic fields of the atoms are aligned.
a)
spins
b)
domains
c)
energy levels
d)
arrangements
13.
In un-magnetized materials the domains are __________ aligned.
a)

super

b)
slightly
c)
randomly
d)
always
14.
This is the smallest particle of an element that has all the properties of that element.
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
d)
element
15.
At the center of every atom is a core called a
a)
proton
b)
nucleus
c)
neutron
d)
element
16.
This part of an atom carries a positive charge
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
17.
This orbits the nucleus and contains a negative charge
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
18.
A cluster of billions of atoms that all have magnetic fields that are lined up in the same way is known as 
a)
magnetic poles
b)
magnetic domains
c)
magnetic areas
19.
In a magnetized material, all or most of the domains are arranged in the same direction.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
This metal is a common ferromagnetic material.
a)
Aluminum
b)
Copper
c)
Iron
d)
Silver
21.
A permanent magnet can become unmagnetized.
a)
True
b)
False