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magnetism

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do the lines around this magnet represent?

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

c)

Magnetic Declination

d)

Magnetic Field

2.

What is responsible for the Magnetic Field around Earth?

a)

The Earth's crust

b)

The Earth's molton iron core

c)

The Earth's mantel

d)

The Sun

3.

Which direction is the North Pole of this electromagnet?

a)

Right

b)

Left

c)

Up

d)

Down

4.

Electric motors are devices that convert _____ energy into _____ energy.

a)

electrical; mechanical

b)

mechanical; electrical

c)

chemical; potential

d)

mechanical; kinetic

5.

What kind of magnet can be turned on and off?

a)

refrigerator magnet

b)

electromagnet

c)

magnetite

d)

iron

6.

The strongest part of a magnet is..

a)

the bars.

b)

the force field.

c)

the poles

7.

If a glass plate is placed over a magnet and iron filings are sprinkled over the glass, a pattern will be visible. What does this pattern indicate?

a)

The magnetic field

b)

The electrostatic field

c)

The piezoelectric effect

d)

The chemical reaction of the magnet and the filings

8.

How can a wire become magnetic?

a)

point it north

b)

add a resistor

c)

heat it up

d)

run a current through it

9.

What causes magnetism?

a)

the sun

b)

moving neutrons

c)

moving charges

d)

friction

10.

the earth behaves likes a magnet

a)

true

b)

false

11.
A north pole and a south pole will attract.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
If you drop or heat up a a magnet, what will eventually happen to it?
a)
the magnet will become stronger
b)
the magnet will demagnetize
13.

Every magnet has a _____ pole.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

North and South

14.
If you place the North pole of a magnet next to the South pole of another magnet, they will:
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
c)
Do nothing
d)
Shatter
15.
Earth acts like a giant magnet because its center is made up MOSTLY of
a)
granite
b)
limestone
c)
iron
d)
nickel
16.

Magnetic fields do not exist because we cannot see them.

a)

True!

b)

False.

c)

Depends on the day.

d)

Depends on the time.