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Magnets

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Where is the force of attraction the strongest on a magnet?
a)
at the poles
b)
in the middle
c)
above the magnet
d)
below the magnet
3.
Magnets can harm which of the following:
a)
books
b)
computers
c)
trumpets
d)
pencils
4.

what are the examples of magnetic materials?

a)
b)
c)
5.

What are the example of non-magnetic materials?

a)
b)
c)
6.

Do magnet have different shapes and sizes?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

Choose the correct name of the magnet below.

a)

Cylinder magnet

b)

Bar magnet

c)

Horseshoe magnet

d)

Ring magnet

8.

Choose the correct name of the magnet below.

a)

Cylinder magnet

b)

Bar magnet

c)

Horseshoe magnet

d)

Button magnet

9.

Choose the object that can be attracted to magnets.

a)

nail

b)

book

c)

rubber

d)

matchstick

10.

Choose the object that can not be attracted to magnets.

a)

pillow

b)

scissors

c)

iron key

d)

metal spoon

11.

What happens when 2 north poles of magnets are facing each other?

a)

It splits in half

b)

Nothing

c)

They repel

d)

They attract

12.
A north pole and a south pole will attract.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Magnetism is a type of ____________
a)
force
b)
book
c)
plant
d)
animal
14.

Magnets can pull on things without touching them.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
True or False: All metals stick to magnets.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
A north pole and a south pole will attract.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What happens when two items repel each other?
a)
They push together.
b)
They point to the North Pole.
c)
They should push apart.
d)
Their magnetic field gets bigger.
18.
What items will a magnet attract?
a)
Beach ball, glass
b)
nails, paper clip
c)
book, paper
d)
golf ball, glue
19.
Magnets have a north and south______.
a)
Pole
b)
Shape
c)
Color
20.
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.
21.
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
22.
Which object is non-magnetic?
a)
paperclip
b)
staple
c)
steel nail
d)
toothpick
23.
Where is the magnetic force the strongest on a magnet?
a)
at the poles
b)
in the middle
c)
above the magnet
d)
below the magnet
24.

What is a temporary magnet?

a)

a magnet that lasts forever

b)

a magnet with a strong force

c)

material that has been magnetized but cannot hold its magnetism for long

d)

any magnet that attracts metals

25.

Because of Earth's magnetic field, which way will the North side of the arrow on a compass always point towards?

a)

East

b)

North

c)

South

d)

West

26.

Which of the following is nonmagnetic?

a)

iron

b)

steel

c)

nickel

d)

glass

27.

What is the space around a magnet where the force is?

a)

Magnetic pole

b)

Magnetic field

c)

Magnetic needle

28.

When the north and south poles meet, they will __________ each other.

a)

push

b)

attract

c)

freeze

29.

Which one is magnetic?

a)

sand

b)

plastic

c)

iron

d)

wood

30.

A magnet will NOT attract ...

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Explain why the magnets are 'floating' above each other.

a)

The magnets are attracting each other as their unlike poles are facing each other.

b)

The magnets are repelling each other as their like poles are facing each other.

c)

Nothing happened. The magnets are weak and stayed in their position.

32.

A freely suspended magnet will always point in a __________ direction.

a)

east-west

b)

east-north

c)

north-south

d)

north-west

33.

How is magnet used in the picture?

a)

hold objects

b)

show direction

c)

produces movements

d)

lift heavy objects

34.

What is the use of magnet in the picture?

a)

lift heavy objects

b)

store information

c)

show direction

d)

hold objects

35.

What is the use of magnet in the picture?

a)

to produce sounds

b)

to show directions

c)

to store information

36.

Kaloy brings a bar magnet near metal balls and observed that the balls stick to the magnet. What could be the metal balls made of ?

a)

The metal balls are made of steel

b)

The metal balls are made of platinum

c)

The metal balls are made of aluminum