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Magnet Vocabulary and Facts REVIEW!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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Class
Date
1.

What is a body having the property of attracting iron and producing a magnetic field?

a)

magnet

b)

lodestone

c)

magnetic pole

d)

compass

2.

Which word is the opposite of attract?

a)

rebel

b)

magnetism

c)

repel

d)

force

3.

Opposite poles on a magnet

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

attract and repel

d)

do nothing

4.

Name one thing that WILL NOT ruin a magnet.

a)

striking it

b)

dropping it repeatedly

c)

wetting it

d)

heating it

5.

Which instrument has a magnetized pointer and helps determine direction.

a)

GPS

b)

magnetic compass

c)

lodestone

d)

magnetic pole

6.

Magnets are made of

a)

brass, copper and aluminum

b)

copper and gold

c)

aluminum and zinc

d)

iron, nickel and cobalt

7.

Name the two poles on a magnet.

a)

North/West

b)

South/West

c)

North/South

d)

East/West

8.

The space around a magnet where the magnetic force works is called the

a)

magnetic compass

b)

pole

c)

magnetic field

d)

lodestone

9.

If you could see inside a magnet, you'd see all of the domains

a)

in line

b)

in no particular pattern

10.

Name something that can be ruined with a magnet.

a)

computer

b)

television

c)

credit card

d)

All of the above

11.

A naturally occurring magnet is called

a)

lodestone

b)

gold

c)

titanium

d)

iron

12.

A push or pull is called

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

force

d)

magnetism

13.

Which of these items is magnetic?

a)

golf tee

b)

pipe cleaner

c)

dog treat

d)

cork

14.

Which of these metals is magnetic?

a)

aluminum

b)

gold

c)

brass

d)

iron

15.

Which item(s) use magnets?

a)

a shower door

b)

some toys

c)

an MRI machine

d)

All of the above

16.

What is a coil of wire with an iron bar inside it that becomes a magnet when electricity is flowing through the wire?

a)

magnetic compass

b)

circuit

c)

electromagnet

d)

engine

17.

The strongest part of a magnet is/are the ______________.

a)

middle

b)

poles

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

18.

A magnet that keeps its magnetism unless it is dropped, knocked or heated is called a______________.

a)

permanent magnet

b)

superior magnet

c)

magnetic field

d)

lodestone

19.

What is a mixture of metals called?

a)

metaloid

b)

Metallica

c)

alloy

d)

lodestone

20.

What do silver, gold, bronze, copper and aluminum have in common?

a)

They are all magnetic

b)

They repel magnets

c)

They are not magnetic

d)

They attract magnets