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MAGNET TOPIC

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the poles of a magnet known as?

a)

North pole only

b)

South pole only

c)

East pole and West pole

d)

North pole and South pole

2.

The strongest parts of the magnet are ...

a)

fronts

b)

backs

c)

poles

d)

middle

3.

The middle of the magnet is the ________________ point.

a)

hottest

b)

coldest

c)

weakest

d)

strongest

4.

A magnet will pick up an object that is made of...

a)

plastic

b)

iron or steel

c)

glass

d)

copper

5.

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

a)

attraction zone

b)

work area

c)

magnetic field

d)

hot zone

6.

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

7.

What happens if you hold the south pole of one magnet close to the north pole of another magnet?

a)

They will attract each other

b)

They will repel each other

c)

They will grow very hot

d)

Nothing will happen

8.

Like poles __________ each other while unlike poles ___________ each other.

a)

attract, repel

b)

repel, attract

c)

oppose, connect

d)

connect, oppose

9.

What happens if you hold the north poles of two different magnets close to each other?

a)

They will attract each other

b)

They will repel each other

c)

They will grow very hot

d)

Nothing will happen

10.

Jordan places four ring magnets A, B, C and D onto a wooden stand as shown.


If he wants the four ring magnets to be attracted to each other, which magnet A, B, C or D should he flip?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

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.

12.

The diagram shows an arrangement of three magnets. The poles of the magnets are labelled A, B, C, D, E and F respectively.


Which one of the following arrangements of the three magnets is possible?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.
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
14.
These iron filings show __.
a)
the magnetic field around the magnet
b)
what a horseshoe magnet looks like
c)
the poles are the weakest part of the magnet
d)
what the magnet is made of
15.

Jannah placed two bar magnets four times next to each other. The movements of the magnets are shown in Figure below

a)

Like poles attract each other, unlike poles repel each other

b)

Like poles repel each other, unlike poles attract each other

c)

Unlike and like poles repel each other

d)

Unlike and like poles have no effect on each other