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WorksheetsElectromagnets and Magnetic Fields
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Magnets contain two:
Metals
Directions
Forces
Poles
True or False: Magnets can interact without touching
True
False
Electromagnets are:
Always magnetic
Only magnetic when an electric current flows through
Made from two magnets
Useless
Select all the ways you can make an electromagnet stronger
Wrap more coils of wire around an iron nail
Increase the current through the wire
Use a bigger nail
Use a magnet instead of a nail
Which magnetic pole does a compass point to?
Magnetic north
Magnetic south
Magnetic field lines run from:
South to North
East to West
West to East
North to South
Name a use for electromagnets
(a)
What are the 'wraps' of wire around an iron nail called?
(a)
True or False: Unlike poles repel
True
False
Which of these things will you NOT need to carry out an experiment to test the strength of an electromagnet?
Battery
Iron nail
Paperclips
Compass
