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Magnet2-Form 3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The area of magnetic force around a magnet is known as its _____________.

a)

magnetic field

b)

magnetic declination

c)

magnetic fan lines

d)

magnetic tan lines

2.

A ________ is a device that has a magnet on a needle that spins freely. It is used for navigation because its needle usually points north.

a)

calculator

b)

ruler

c)

compass

d)

map

3.

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

a)

It is hundreds of miles long

b)

It has north and south poles

c)

It is made in Earth's core

d)

It is shaped like a horseshoe

4.

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

a)

All things fall toward Earth's center

b)

A compass needle lines up with it

c)

Winds blow from east to west

d)

Earth's oceans all have currents

5.

Why does a compass needle point north?

a)

The compass is a bar magnet

b)

Because north is up

c)

Because it's magic

d)

It lines up with the Earth's magnetic field

6.

Earth acts like a giant magnet because its center is made up MOSTLY of:

a)

granite

b)

limestone

c)

iron

d)

nickel

7.
Magnetic field lines are closet together at the __________.
a)
poles
b)
lines
8.
Earth's magnetic poles are in the same place as the geographic poles.
a)
True
b)
False
9.

The effects of a magnetic field can be observed using iron fillings.

a)

True

b)

False

10.
Magnetic field lines always cross.
a)
True
b)
False
11.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

What is the shape of a magnetic field around a bar magnet?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Magnetic field lines are closer together when the magnetic force is _________

a)

stronger

b)

weaker

14.

Magnetic field lines are ________________

a)

invisible

b)

visible

15.

Magnetic Field Strength is

a)

how strong the magnetic arrows are at a particular point.

b)

how strong the electric field is at a particular point.

c)

how strong the magnetic field is at a particular point.

d)

how strong the world is at a particular point.