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Properties of Bar Magnets

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

2. Which direction does a compass always point?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

3.

3. The diagram shows what happens when bars X and Y are brought near to each other. Which one of the following statements is correct?

a)

X is a magnet but Y is a magnetic material.

b)

Both X and Y are magnets.

c)

X is made of aluminium but Y is made of iron.

d)

Both X and Y are made of non-magnetic materials

4.

4. Magnetism is a type of ____________

a)

Force

b)

Book

c)

Plant

d)

Animal

5.

5. When two magnets attract, they ______________

a)

push apart

b)

change color

c)

get colder

d)

pull together

6.

6. When two magnets repel, they ________________

a)

change color

b)

pull together

c)

push apart

d)

get colder

7.

7. Magnets can pull on things without touching them.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

8. When iron touches a magnet, it becomes a magnet too.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

9. Once a paperclip touches a magnet and becomes a magnet itself, does a paperclip STAY that way? Or does it stop being a magnet?

a)

stay that way forever

b)

stop being a magnet

c)

stay that way for a short time

10.

10. True or False: All metals stick to magnets.

a)

True

b)

False