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Magnets

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the poles of a magnet?

(a)  

2.

A north pole and a south pole will attract each other.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following objects cannot be moved by a magnet?

a)

A paper clip

b)

A nail

c)

A toothpick

d)

A staple

4.

How is a permanent magnet different from a temporary magnet?

a)

A permanent magnet attracts materials made of iron.

b)

A permanent magnet has poles.

c)

A permanent magnet has a magnetic field.

d)

A permanent magnet keeps its magnetism for a long time.

5.

Earth acts like a giant magnet because its center is made up MOSTLY of

a)

Granite

b)

Limestone

c)

Iron

d)

Nickel

6.
True or False: All metals stick to magnets.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
It is possible for a magnet to have only one pole.
a)
True
b)
False
8.

A device that uses a free-moving magnetic needle to show direction is a:

a)

Lodestone

b)

Magnet

c)

Compass

d)

Magnetic field

9.

Where is the force of attraction the strongest on a magnet?

a)

At the poles.

b)

In the middle of the magnet.

c)

Above the magnet.

d)

Below the magnet.

10.

Why does a compass needle, point towards the north?

a)

The compass is a bar magnet.

b)

North is up.

c)

It deflects.

d)

It lines up with the Earth's magnetic field.

11.

What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?

a)

They will attract each other.

b)

They will repel each other.

c)

Both the magnets will turn to the left.

d)

Both the magnets will turn to the right.

12.

This large crane magnet functions only when the electrical current is ON. The crane magnet is an example of what type of magnet?

a)

NIB Magnet

b)

Ceramic Magnet

c)

Electromagnet

d)

Disc magnet

13.

Iron, Nickel and Cobalt are all __________________ materials.

a)

Shiny

b)

Poles

c)

Magnetic

d)

Cold

14.

What characteristics do magnetic substances have?

a)

They can give you a "shock" when you touch them.

b)

They can push or pull objects without touching them.

c)

They are always black and cold to touch.

d)

They fall faster than other objects when you drop them.

15.

How is Earth's magnetic field similar to that of a magnet?

a)

It is hundreds of miles long.

b)

It has north and south poles.

c)

It is made in Earth's core.

d)

It is shaped like a horseshoe.

16.

Which of the following statements is true about a bar magnet?

a)

Its magnetic field is strongest near its center.

b)

It is surrounded by a magnetic field.

c)

The north pole is stronger than the south pole.

d)

The south pole is stronger than the north pole.

17.

what does magnet attract?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

what are the examples of magnetic materials?

a)
b)
c)
19.

What are the example of non-magnetic materials?

a)
b)
c)
20.

Does magnet have different shapes and sizes?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

Can magnet attract pencil?

a)

Yes

b)

No

22.

Choose the right name of the magnet below.

a)

Cylinder magnet

b)

Bar magnet

c)

Horseshoe magnet

d)

Ring magnet

23.

Choose the right name of the magnet below.

a)

Cylinder magnet

b)

Bar magnet

c)

Horseshoe magnet

d)

Button magnet

24.

Choose the right name of the magnet below.

a)

Ring magnet

b)

U-shaped magnet

c)

Horseshoe magnet

d)

Button magnet

25.

Choose the object that can be attracted to magnets.

a)

nail

b)

book

c)

rubber

d)

matchstick

26.

Choose the object that can be attracted to magnets.

a)

ruler

b)

paper

c)

needle

d)

tissue

27.

Choose the object that can be attracted to magnets.

a)

desk

b)

scissors

c)

clothes

d)

plastic spoon

28.

Choose the object that can not be attracted to magnets.

a)

pillow

b)

scissors

c)

iron key

d)

metal spoon

29.

What kind of magnet is this?

a)

Bar

b)

Horseshoe

c)

Ring

d)

A north magnet

30.

What kind of magnet is this?

a)

Bar

b)

Rectangle

c)

Horseshoe

d)

Ring

31.

In which part of a magnet is the magnetic force strongest?

a)

In the Center

b)

At the Poles

c)

In the middle

d)

At the North Pole only

32.

What do you call the group of objects that are attracted to magnets?

a)

Non-Magnetic Objects

b)

Metallic Objects

c)

Transparent Objects

d)

Magnetic Objects

33.

Which is an example of magnetic object?

a)

plastic chair

b)

wooden spoon

c)

eraser

d)

steel knife

34.

How is magnet used in the picture?

a)

hold objects

b)

show direction

c)

produces movements

d)

lift heavy objects

35.

What is the use of magnet in the picture?

a)

lift heavy objects

b)

store information

c)

show direction

d)

hold objects

36.

What is the use of magnet in the picture?

a)

to produce sounds

b)

to show directions

c)

to store information

37.

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

38.

A magnet is placed near a group of steel and plastic paper clips. The magnet will_________.

a)

attract both steel and plastic paper clips

b)

attract only the plastic paper clips

c)

attract only the steel paper clips

d)

repel the plastic paper clips

39.

Which of the following statements are correct? A magnet _____________.

a)

can attract wood

b)

can attract or repel other magnet

c)

rest freely in North-South direction

d)

can attract leaves

40.

If you put a magnet with two of the same poles near each other, they...

a)

attract (move closer)

b)

repel (move away)

41.

If you put a magnet with two different poles together, they...

a)

repel (move away)

b)

attract (move closer)

42.
Magnetism is a type of ____________
a)
force
b)
book
c)
plant
d)
animal
43.
When two magnets repel, they ________________
a)
change color
b)
pull together
c)
push apart
d)
get colder
44.
What would we call a nail that can pick up a paperclip because it is touching a magnet?
a)
temporary magnet
b)
poles
c)
force
d)
detector
45.

Choose the correct name of the magnet below.

a)

Cylinder magnet

b)

Bar magnet

c)

Horseshoe magnet

d)

Ring magnet

46.

Choose the correct name of the magnet below.

a)

Cylinder magnet

b)

Bar magnet

c)

Horseshoe magnet

d)

Button magnet

47.

A magnet will NOT attract ...

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

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.

49.

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

a)

east-west

b)

east-north

c)

north-south

d)

north-west

50.

What will happen to the number of paper clips attracted if the iron nail is replaced with a copper nail?

a)

There will be no paper clips attracted.

b)

The number of paper clips will decrease.

c)

The number of paper clips will increase.

d)

The number of paper clips will stay the same.

51.

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?

a)

N-pole

b)

S-pole

52.

Which of the following is not a way to demagnetise a magnet?

a)

Heat the magnet over a fire.

b)

Soak the magnet in a pail of water.

c)

Drop the magnet many times on the floor.

d)

Hit the magnet with a hammer many times.

53.

Which of the following cannot be magnetised by a magnet?

a)

iron nail

b)

steel nail

c)

copper nail

54.

What are some ways to increase the strength of a magnetised iron nail using the electricity method? (There is more than one answer.)

a)

Increase the number of iron nails

b)

Increase the number of batteries

c)

Increase the number of coils of wire around the iron nail

d)

Increase the number of strokes of magnet on the iron nail

55.

What is one way to increase the strength of a magnetised iron nail using the stroke method?

a)

Increase the number of batteries

b)

Change the iron strip to a steel strip

c)

Increase the number of coils of wires around the iron nail

d)

Increase the number of strokes of the magnet on the iron nail