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Earth Magnetic Field

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Metals are (a)   materials.

2.

What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?

a)

they repel

b)

they attract

c)

they cancel each other out

d)

the strength of the magnet is doubled

3.

The magnets will (a)   when south and north magnet bars met one another.

4.

How is Earth’s magnetic field similar to that of a magnet?

a)

It is hundreds of miles long.

b)

It is shaped like a horseshoe.

c)

It has North and South poles

d)

It is made in Earth’s core.

5.

What is our best evidence that Earth has a magnetic field?

a)

A compass needle lines up with it.

b)

Earth’s oceans all have currents.

c)

All things fall toward Earth’s center.

d)

Winds blow from east to west.

6.

Why is a compass needle attracted to the North?

a)

There wind in the north

b)

Because it is being attracted to the Magnetic South Pole

c)

Because there iron in the north

d)

It repeals from the north pole

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7.

What is the shape of a magnetic field around the Earth?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

You can find Aurorae in these places EXCEPT

a)

Norway

b)

Alaska

c)

Antarctica

d)

Malaysia

9.

Earth magnetic field protects us from ___________.

a)

the heat

b)

the Solar wind

c)

the moon

d)

the stars

10.

The Earth's core is surrounded by (a)   .