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Hard & Soft Magnetic materials

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Select the Non-magnetic materials

a)

Copper

b)

Iron

c)

Aluminium

d)

Cobalt

e)

Nickel

2.

Hard magnetic materials are...

a)

temporary magnets

b)

permanent magnets

3.

How long do soft magnetic materials last magnetism?

a)

Short period of time

b)

Long period of time

4.

Choose the right statements for magnetic materials

a)

North and North attract

b)

North and South attract

c)

North and South repel

d)

South and South repel

5.

Select the true statements about magnets

a)

Both Iron and Steel are soft magnets

b)

Steel is a soft magnet and Iron is a hard magnet

c)

Both Steel and Iron are hard magnets

d)

Iron is a soft magnet and Steel is a hard magnet

6.

Bar magnets have two poles. What are they?

a)

North and south

b)

Red and blue

c)

east and west

d)

Red or white

7.

What would you detect by using a compass, iron fillings and iron objects?

a)

Magnetic field

b)

Electricity

c)

Gravity

d)

Directions

8.

Where is the pushing or pulling force of a magnet strongest?

a)

In the middle of the magnet

b)

At the ends of the magnet

c)

Same all the way through the magnet

9.

Magnetism is a type of...

a)

Electricity

b)

Force

c)

Gravity

d)

Matter

10.

Like poles...each other while unlike poles... each other

a)

Attract, repel

b)

Repel, attract

c)

Oppose, connect

11.

What does repel mean?

a)

Magnets move toward each other

b)

magnets do not have magnetism

c)

Magnets move away from each other

12.

Which would not attract a magnet?

a)

Scissors

b)

Nail

c)

Water

d)

Screw

13.

Does distance strengthen or weaken a magnet's ability to attract a piece of iron?

a)

Strengthen

b)

Weaken

14.

When two magnets attract, they ______________

a)

Push apart

b)

Change colour

c)

Get colder

d)

Pull together

15.

The strongest part of the magnet is...

a)

The bars

b)

The poles

c)

The force field

d)

The middle

16.

What part of an atom is the most responsible for magnetism?

a)

Proton

b)

Electron

c)

Neutron

d)

Nucleus

17.

Which of the following is a temporary magnet?

a)

A refrigerator magnet

b)

A nail you magnetised yourself

c)

A magnetic rock

d)

A compass

18.

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

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The first practical use of natural magnets was navigation.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A magnet will attract scissors if the scissors contain:

a)

Copper

b)

Gold

c)

Aluminium

d)

Nickel