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Magnets and Magnetism

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?
a)
They will attract each other.
b)
They will repel each other.
c)
Both magnets will turn to the left
d)
Both magnets will turn to the right
2.

Magnets have a north and a south ___________

a)

shape

b)

color

c)

pole

d)

region

3.
Which of the following is true about a bar magnet?
a)
Its magnetic field is strongest near its center.
b)
It is surrounded by a magnetic field.
c)
The north pole is stronger than the south pole.
d)
The south pole is stronger than the north pole.
4.

The space around a magnet where the force of a magnet can attract best is called__________

a)

magnetism

b)

bar magnet

c)

horseshoe magnet

d)

magnetic field

5.

What subject is attracted to a magnet?

a)

Silver

b)

Water

c)

Metal

d)

Iron

6.

How is Earth's magnetic field similar to that of a magnet?

a)

It is hundreds of miles long

b)

It has north and south poles

c)

It is made in Earth's core

d)

It is shaped like a horseshoe

7.

What is our best evidence that Earth has a magnetic field?

a)

All things fall toward Earth's center

b)

A compass needle lines up with it

c)

Winds blow from east to west

d)

Earth's oceans all have currents

8.

Where is Earth's magnetic field strongest?

a)

Along the outside lines

b)

Along the inside lines on either side

c)

Where the lines are close together at the poles

d)

In the space outside of the lines

9.

When two magnets attract, they ______________

a)

push apart

b)

change color

c)

get colder

d)

pull together

10.

When two magnets repel, they ________________

a)

change color

b)

pull together

c)

push apart

d)

get colder

11.

Magnets have a north and a south ___________

a)

shape

b)

color

c)

pole

d)

region

12.

The strongest part of a magnet is...

a)

the bars.

b)

the force field.

c)

the poles.

d)

the middle.

13.

True or False: A magnetic field is invisible.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The planet earth is a giant magnet?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What do the lines around this magnet represent?

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

c)

Magnetic Declination

d)

Magnetic Field

16.

The magnet's shown will

a)

not move

b)

attract

c)

repel

d)

all of the above

17.
The magnet's shown will
a)
not move
b)
attract
c)
repel
d)
all of the above
18.
Earth acts like a giant magnet because its center is made up MOSTLY of
a)
granite
b)
limestone
c)
iron
d)
nickel
19.

It is possible for a magnet to have only one pole.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A device that uses a free-moving magnetic needle to show direction is a:

a)

lodestone

b)

magnet

c)

compass

d)

magnetic field

21.

A _________________ is an object that attracts certain materials such as iron.

a)

Marble

b)

Magnet

22.
A magnet is surrounded by a _____________ ___________, which is invisible and is stronger at the poles.
a)
static electricity
b)
electric current
c)
big circle
d)
magnetic field
23.

The material best attracted by a magnet is ________________.

a)

silver

b)

copper

c)

iron

d)

glass

24.

Iron filings form this when sprinkled on a piece of paper over a magnet.

a)

temporary magnet

b)

lines of force

c)

magnetism

d)

north pole

25.

The space in which the force of a magnet can act is its magnetic field.

a)

true

b)

false

26.

Magnetism is a type of ____________

a)

force

b)

book

c)

plant

d)

animal

27.

The diagram below represents the magnetic lines of force around a bar magnet. At which point is the magnitude of the magnetic field strength of the bar magnet the weakest

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

Which is not a property of all magnets?

a)

Has a magnetic field

b)

exerts forces

c)

has 2 magnetic poles

d)

has 2 geographic poles

29.

The lines on this image are called...

a)

magnetic field lines

b)

iron fillings

c)

graphite lines

d)

none of these

30.

MagneticNORTH is actually geographic _________

a)

SOUTH

b)

NORTH

c)

EAST

d)

WEST