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Magnets Test

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All magnets are attracted to a magnet

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The interaction between 2 magnets is called

a)

polarity

b)

Magnetic force

c)

current

d)

Attraction

3.

All magnets

a)

are made of iron

b)

have an electric field

c)

have a north and a south pole

d)

are horseshoes

4.

The region on a magnet where the force it exerts is the strongest

a)

north pole

b)

magnetic domain

c)

magnetic poles

d)

south pole

5.

A region in a magnetic material in which the magnetic fields of the atoms all point in the same direction

a)

magnetic domain

b)

permanent magnet

c)

magnetic field

d)

elements

6.

A magnetic needle that aligns itself with magnetic field lines

a)

magnet

b)

compass

c)

temporary magnet

d)

electromagnet

7.

North - north

a)

attracts

b)

repels

c)

no force

8.

north - south

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

no force

9.

south - south

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

no force

10.

Magnetic field lines that curve away from each other show

a)

attraction

b)

repulsion

c)

magnetic domain

d)

where the magnetic field is stongest

11.

A temporary magnet

a)

does not have magnetic domains

b)

has a magnetic domain that is always aligned in the same direction

c)

has a magnetic domain that becomes aligned only when placed near a magnet

d)

becomes a ferromagnetic material when placed next to a magnet

12.

Which is not TRUE?

a)

Earth's magnetic field is caused by the molten metals in its core

b)

a compass alone will not get you to the north pole

c)

Earth's magnetic field causes auroras sometimes seen at the poles

d)

The Earth's magnetic poles and geographic poles are at the same location