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WorksheetsMagnets
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 24mins
What would happen if you put two like poles of a magnet together?
They would pull together.
They would push apart.
Nothing would happen.
They would break.
What would happen if you put two unlike poles of a magnet together?
They would pull together (attract)
They would push apart (repel)
Nothing would happen
The magnets would break
Where is a magnet's pull the strongest?
top
center
poles
middle
Which of these items will stick to a magnet?
pencil
safety pin
soccer ball
toothpick
Magnets are attracted to objects with _______ in them.
salt
wood
paper
iron, nickel, or cobalt
Direct contact can cause an object to move.
true
false
A magnet creates an invisible area of magnetism all around it
called a magnetic field.
true
false
Magnets don't have important uses in everyday life.
true
false
Which of the following is nonmagnetic?
iron
steel
nickel
glass
Because of Earth's magnetic field, which way will the North side of the arrow on a compass always point towards?
East
North
South
West
Magnets have _______ poles
two
three
four
five
_______________ are magnetic.
colored pencils
pencils
scissors
plastic rulers
Magnetism is a type of _____________.
plant
force
rock
animal
Some forces, including gravity and magnetism, can cause objects to move from a distance
true
false
A natural magnet that comes from Earth is called ___________.
rock
tree
lodestone
water
