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Physics Is Attractive

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which materials are magnetic

a)

Iron

b)

Steel

c)

Nickel

d)

Cobalt

e)

Copper

2.

Which magnets will '1' repel?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

Magnets 1 & 2 will....

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

4.

Magnets 3 & 4 will...

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

5.

If the brown block is attracted in both arrangements then...

a)

It can't be a magnet

b)

It can't be magnetic

c)

It must be magnetic

d)

It might be made of iron

6.

This process can be used to make a bar magnet. A suitable material to use would be...

a)

Iron

b)

Steel

c)

Copper

d)

Brass

7.

The north pole of this magnet is at...

a)

A

b)

B

8.

You can tell the magnetic field is strongest at the poles (A&B) because...

a)

The field lines are closer together there

b)

The arrows come from the poles

c)

The field lines end there

9.

You can find the shape of a field around a bar magnet using...

a)

Iron filings

b)

Plotting Compasses

10.

You can find the direction of the magnetic field around a bar magnet using...

a)

Iron Filings

b)

Plotting Compasses

11.

The poles should read from left to right...

a)

N S / N S

b)

N S / S N

c)

S N/ N S

d)

S N / S N

12.

These magnets are...

a)

attracting

b)

repelling

13.

These magnets are...

a)

Attracting

b)

Repelling

14.

The poles should read from left to right...

a)

NS/ NS

b)

NS / SN

c)

SN / NS

d)

SN / SN

15.

A plotting compass placed at the 'X' will point...

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Left

d)

Right

16.

A plotting compass placed away from magnets and magnetic materials will point...

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Left

d)

Right

e)

North

17.

When a magnetic material is placed in a magnetic field its domains...

a)

Align with the field

b)

Do nothing

c)

Stay jumbled up

18.

A soft magnetic material has domains that...

a)

Align with a magnetic field and then become misaligned when the field is gone

b)

Stay aligned with the magnetic field even after the field is removed.

19.

Hard magnetic materials have...

a)

Domains that remain aligned after the magnetic field is removed

b)

the ability to retain their magnetism

c)

No iron, nickel or cobalt in them

20.

Which of these are hard magnetic materials?

a)

Iron

b)

Steel

c)

Brass

d)

Copper

21.

The shape of the magnetic field around an electromagnet looks like....

a)

A rectangle

b)

A coil

c)

The same shape as the field around a bar magnet

22.

To make an electromagnet you need...

a)

An iron core

b)

A coil

c)

Some iron filings

d)

A cell or battery

23.

To make an electromagnet stronger you could...

a)

Increase the coils

b)

Increase the turns on the coil

c)

Try it without a core

d)

Increase the current in the wires

24.

To measure the strength of an electromagnet you could...

a)

See how many paperclips it can pick up

b)

See the mass of iron filings it can pick up

c)

See how many volts it uses

d)

See how hot it gets after 10 seconds

25.

Electromagnets don't use steel as a core material because...

a)

It's expensive

b)

It rusts

c)

It's magnetically hard, so the magnet remains attracted to magnetic materials when it's switched off.

26.

Electromagnets are used in...

a)

Scrapyard cranes

b)

Electric door locks

c)

Compasses

d)

Heaters

27.

When it's switched on this electromagnet can pick up 5 paperclips. When it's switched off how many paperclips will it hold?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

3

d)

5

28.

This electromagnet has a steel core and is switched on for a few minutes, when it's switched off what will happen to the steel core?

a)

Nothing

b)

It will be like a bar magnet

c)

It will get hot

d)

It will still hold some paperclips