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Marvelous Magnetism

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three metals that are magnetic?

a)

Nickel, Cobalt, and Iron

b)

Steel, Cobalt, Iron

c)

Tin, Cobalt, Aluminum

d)

Pennys, Quarters, and Dimes

2.

Where are magnets the strongest?

a)

The middle

b)

The magnetic field

c)

The poles

d)

The top

3.

What is the law of magnetic poles?

a)

Unlike poles repel, like poles attract

b)

Unlike poles attract, like poles attract

c)

Unlike poles attract, like poles repel

d)

Unlike poles repel, like poles repel

4.

How are atoms arranged in a magnet?

a)

They are lined up so the north pole of the atoms faces the south and the south face the north

b)

They are lined up so the north pole of the atoms faces the north and the south face the south

c)

They are not lined up at all

d)

There are no atoms

5.

You can use the Earth to act as a/an

a)

magnet

b)

iron nail

c)

cobalt

d)

atom

6.

Will a paper clip attract to a magnet?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

Will a marble attract to a magnet?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

Where are the North and South Magnetic Poles located?

a)

near each other

b)

Opposite ends of the earth

c)

2000 kilometers apart

9.

The invisible pattern of magnetism around a magnet

a)

magnetic field

b)

lines of magnetism

c)

North Magnetic Pole

d)

South Magnetic Pole

10.

The North Magnetic Pole is___

a)

the compass pole

b)

the south pole of a magnet

c)

the north pole of a magnet

d)

iron

11.

The atoms in a magnet look like

a)
b)
c)
12.

Materials that are attracted to a magnet.

a)

Iron, nickel and cobalt

b)

Steel

c)

South Magnetic Pole

d)

Ferromagnetic

13.

What are the poles?

a)

Y=North X=South

b)

Y=South X=North

c)

Y=North X=North

d)

C is correct

14.

How can you turn an iron nail into a magnet?

a)

By rubbing the nail with a magnet in the same direction

b)

Dropping it

c)

Heating the nail

d)

Freezing the nail

15.

What is it called when you turn an iron nail into a magnet?

a)

Transformation magnetism

b)

Induced magnetism

c)

Iron magnetism

d)

Nail magnet

16.

The south pole of a magnet is repelled by the _______pole of another magnet

a)

North

b)

South

17.

If the magnetic field lines are connected between two magnets, what can you say about the two poles?

a)

They are opposites

b)

They are the same

c)

They are nails

d)

They will repel

18.

The _____ away the magnet is the weaker the attraction

a)

Closer

b)

Farther

c)

Stronger

d)

Faster

19.

Which compass fits in?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

Which magnet has the weakest attraction?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

lines that show a magnetic field

a)

magnetic field

b)

Poles

c)

Lines of force

d)

Lines of magnetism

22.

The _______ pole of the magnet points north

a)

north

b)

South

23.

invisible pattern of magnetism around a magnet

a)

poles

b)

Lines of force

c)

Compass

d)

magnetic field

24.

The compass points to the _______ __________ Pole

a)

South

b)

North

c)

North Magnetic pole

d)

South magnetic pole

25.

What is the unknown pole?

a)

N

b)

S

c)

P

d)

M

26.

what will demagnetized a magnet?

a)

Dropping it

b)

Heating it

c)

Throwing it

d)

eating it