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WorksheetsMagnets
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 22mins
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Class
Date
1.
True or False: All metals stick to magnets.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Which poles are attracted?
a)
north and north
b)
south and south
c)
north and south
3.
Which poles repel?
a)
north and south
b)
south and north
c)
south and south
4.
Bob made an electromagnet but it was very weak. How can he make it stronger?
a)
take away a d-cell
b)
wrap the wire loosely
c)
use thicker wire
d)
use less winds
5.
Which metals are attracted to magnets?
a)
iron, nickel, cobalt
b)
gold, silver, platinum
c)
copper, magnesium, aluminum
6.
Which is not a property of a magnet?
a)
all magnets have two poles
b)
all magnets have a force of attraction or repulsion
c)
all magnets are surrounded by a magnetic field
d)
all magnets can be turned off
7.
What items will a magnet attract?
a)
Beach ball, glass
b)
nails, paper clip
c)
book, paper
d)
golf ball, glue
8.
How is Earth's magnetic field similar to that of a magnet?
a)
It's shaped like a horseshoe.
b)
It has north and south poles.
c)
It is made plastic.
d)
It is hundreds of miles long.
9.
This substance is
a)
magnetized
b)
unmagnetized
c)
positively charged
d)
negatively charged
10.
What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?
a)
They will attract each other.
b)
They will repel each other.
c)
Both magnets will turn to the left
d)
Both magnets will turn to the right
11.
Earth acts like a giant magnet because its center is made up MOSTLY of
a)
granite
b)
limestone
c)
iron
d)
nickel
12.
You know this substance is magnetized because
a)
all the domains have right angles
b)
the arrows are drawn in red
c)
the domains are aligned
d)
the domains are random
13.
Where are the magnetic force the strongest in this picture?
a)
Location 1
b)
Location 2
c)
Location 3
d)
Location 4
14.
_______________________ is the invisible force that flows through a magnet.
a)
repel
b)
copper
c)
attraction
d)
magnetism
15.
This large crane magnet functions only when the electrical current is ON. The crane magnet is an example of what type of magnet?
a)
NIB Magnet
b)
Ceramic Magnet
c)
Electromagnet
d)
funnel magnet
16.
In this image, matching north poles from two magnets are introduced. What do you predict will be the outcome?
a)
There will be no interaction. The poles of magnets do not have an effect on one another.
b)
The two north poles will attract each other
c)
The two north poles will repel each other
d)
The two magnets will combine and become one magnet
17.
How do magnets become weaker?
a)
use less of them
b)
smaller ones are always weaker
c)
place them in different temperatures: hot vs cold
d)
it is based on cost
18.
An electric current flows through a continuous loop known as a ____________.
a)
Circuit
b)
Field
c)
Domain
d)
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