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P4 Science (Magnet 1)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

The area around a magnet is called the .....

a)

attraction zone

b)

work area

c)

magnetic field

d)

hot zone

2.

Choose the right name of the magnet below.

a)

Cylindrical (Rod) magnet

b)

Bar magnet

c)

Horseshoe magnet

d)

Button magnet

3.

What does repel mean?

a)

magnets move toward each other

b)

magnets do not have magnetism

c)

magnets move away from each other

d)

magnets stick together

4.

Below are magnetic materials, except ____________________

a)

Cobalt

b)

Nickel

c)

Iron

d)

Aluminum

5.

A magnet can attract all metals.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A magnet cannot attract all non-metals.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Some metallic materials are magnetic and some are not. The following are made of metallic materials. Which one is magnetic?

a)

aluminum

b)

steel

c)

tin

d)

copper

8.

Choose the right name of the magnet below.

a)

Cylinder magnet

b)

Bar magnet

c)

Horseshoe magnet

d)

Ring magnet

9.

Choose the right name of the magnet below.

a)

Cylinder magnet

b)

Bar magnet

c)

Ring magnet

d)

Button magnet

10.

Choose the right name of the magnet below.

a)

Rod magnet

b)

U-shaped magnet

c)

Horseshoe magnet

d)

Button magnet

11.

Choose 3 object that can be attracted by a magnet.

a)

Handkerchief

b)

Steel ruler

c)

Aluminium can

d)

Iron Nail

e)

Paper clip

12.

Which statement is true?

a)

All magnets have a North and South Pole

b)

All magnets can attract large objects

c)

Magnets can not pull through solids.

d)

All magnets have the same shape and size.

13.
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
14.

Magnetism is a type of ____________

a)

force

b)

book

c)

plant

d)

energy

15.

Magnets can pull on things without touching them.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Magnet cannot attract objects made of . . . and . . .

a)

iron and wood

b)

steel and plastic

c)

plastic and wood

d)

iron and glass

17.

A natural magnetic stone is called _____.

a)

Loadstone

b)

lordstone

c)

lodestone

d)

lordestone

18.

Which is the example of non-magnetic metal?

a)

Wood

b)

Gold

c)

Iron

d)

Steel

19.

How many poles does a magnet have?

a)

none

b)

one

c)

two

d)

four

20.

Natural magnets were discovered in Greece

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What happens when two North Poles are placed together?

a)

they repel each other because they are the same poles

b)

they attract each other because they are the same poles

c)

a South Pole is created

d)

an explosion

22.

A bar magnet is cut into two equal pieces as shown. What happens to the two pieces? Choose from the pictures on the left.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

There are several modern uses of magnets. Magnets allow high speed trains to ______________________ above the track. They go faster because without touching the tracks there is no friction to slow them down.

a)

collide

b)

levitate

c)

attract

d)

repair

24.

True or False: The Earth is a giant magnet

a)

True

b)

False

25.
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