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Magnets

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What would happen if you put two like poles of a magnet together?

a)

They would pull together.

b)

They would push apart.

c)

Nothing would happen.

d)

They would break.

2.

What would happen if you put two unlike poles of a magnet together?

a)

They would pull together (attract)

b)

They would push apart (repel)

c)

Nothing would happen

d)

The magnets would break

3.

Where is a magnet's pull the strongest?

a)

top

b)

center

c)

poles

d)

middle

4.

Which of these items will stick to a magnet?

a)

pencil

b)

safety pin

c)

soccer ball

d)

toothpick

5.

Magnets are attracted to objects with _______ in them.

a)

salt

b)

wood

c)

paper

d)

iron, nickel, or cobalt

6.

Direct contact can cause an object to move.

a)

true

b)

false

7.
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
8.
True or False: All metals stick to magnets.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
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
10.
Magnets can harm which of the following:
a)
books
b)
computers
c)
trumpets
d)
pencils
11.
What are the north and south ends of a magnet  called?
a)
borders
b)
tips
c)
caps
d)
poles
12.

A magnet creates an invisible area of magnetism all around it

called a magnetic field.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Magnets don't have important uses in everyday life.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Which of the following is nonmagnetic?

a)

iron

b)

steel

c)

nickel

d)

glass

15.

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

16.

Magnets have _______ poles

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

five

17.

_______________ are magnetic.

a)

colored pencils

b)

pencils

c)

scissors

d)

plastic rulers

18.

Magnetism is a type of _____________.

a)

plant

b)

force

c)

rock

d)

animal

19.

Some forces, including gravity and magnetism, can cause objects to move from a distance

a)

true

b)

false

20.

A natural magnet that comes from Earth is called ___________.

a)

rock

b)

tree

c)

lodestone

d)

water