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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What will happen when unlike poles of magnets are brought near each other?
They will repel each other.
They will attract each other.
They will stay at the same position.
A freely suspended magnet will always point in a __________ direction.
East - West
East - North
North - South
West - South
A magnet is the strongest at its _________.
sides
surface
poles
middle
What is one way to increase the strength of a magnetized iron nail using the stroke method?
Increase the number of batteries
Increase the number of coils of wires around the iron nail
Increase the number of strokes of the magnet on the iron nail
Change the iron strip to a steel strip
What are some ways to increase the strength of a magnetized iron nail using the electricity method? (There is more than one answer.)
Increase the number of batteries
Increase the number of coils of wire around the iron nail
Increase the number of strokes of magnet on the iron nail
Which of the following cannot be attracted to a magnet?
iron nail
cooper wire
steel paper clip
iron rod
What will happen to the number of paper clips attracted if the iron nail is replaced with a copper nail?
There will be no paper clips attracted
The number of paper clips will increase.
The number of paper clips will stay the same.
The number of paper clips will decrease.
Louis had a bar magnet with its north pole, N, marked as shown in the picture.
Which of the following correctly shows what pole X is?
N - pole
S - pole
Which of the following words means to push away when talking about magnets?
repel
attract
pull
Which of the following is nonmagnetic?
iron
nickel
steel
glass
What is an example of a permanent magnet?
Paperclip
Refrigerator magnet
Iron
a nail
What is an object called that pulls certain metals towards it?
iron
steel
magnet
Magnetism is a type of what?
gravity
force
chemical element
What is a temporary magnet?
a magnet that lasts forever
material that has been magnetized but cannot hold its magnetism for long
any magnet that attracts metals
What would we call a nail that can pick up a paperclip because it is touching a magnet?
temporary magnet
permanent magnet
force
