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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
What will happen when these magnets are brought near each other?
They will repel each other.
They will attract each other.
They will stay at the same position.
Explain why the magnets are 'floating' above each other.
The magnets are attracting each other as their unlike poles are facing each other.
The magnets are repelling each other as their like poles are facing each other.
Nothing happened. The magnets are weak and stayed in their position.
A freely suspended magnet will always point in a __________ direction.
east-west
east-north
north-south
north-west
A magnet is the strongest at its _________.
sides
middle
poles
surface
What is one way to increase the strength of a magnetised iron nail using the stroke method?
Increase the number of batteries
Change the iron strip to a steel strip
Increase the number of coils of wires around the iron nail
Increase the number of strokes of the magnet on the iron nail
What are some ways to increase the strength of a magnetised iron nail using the electricity method? (There is more than one answer.)
Increase the number of iron nails
Increase the number of batteries
Increase the number of coils of wire around the iron nail
Increase the number of strokes of magnet on the iron nail
Which of the following is not a way to demagnetise a magnet?
Heat the magnet over a fire.
Soak the magnet in a pail of water.
Drop the magnet many times on the floor.
Hit the magnet with a hammer many times.
Which of the following cannot be magnetised by a magnet?
iron nail
steel nail
copper nail
What will happen to the number of paper clips attracted if the iron nail is replaced with a copper nail?
There will be no paper clips attracted.
The number of paper clips will decrease.
The number of paper clips will increase.
The number of paper clips will stay the same.
Louis had a bar magnet with its north pole, N, marked as shown in the picture.
Which of the following correctly shows what pole X is?
N-pole
S-pole
