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Magnets and Magnetism

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name

Class

Date

What happens when the North pole of a magnet interacts with another magnet's north pole?

attract

repel

True or False: The Earth is a giant magnet

True

False

Which of the following is true about a bar magnet?

Its magnetic field is strongest near its center.

It is surrounded by a magnetic field.

The north pole is stronger than the south pole.

The south pole is stronger than the north pole.

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

granite

limestone

iron

nickel

Magnetism is generated by moving

protons.

electrons.

neutrons.

elements.

As the distance between two magnets increases (they get farther apart), the force between them:

Increases

Decreases

Stays the Same

If you cut a magnet in half, what happens to the poles?

One half gets the North Pole, the other half gets the South Pole

Both halves get only a North Pole

Both halves get only a South Pole

Both halves get a North pole and a South Pole

Magnetism is a force of ____________________________ that occurs between two _____________ objects.

attraction or repulsion, magnetic

external or internal, magnetic

external or repulsion, electronic

attraction or internal, electronic

The Earth produces its own ________ field.

spectrum

electric

magnetic

progressive

10.

A paper clip is an example of a:

magnetic material

permanent magnet

bar magnet

insulator

11.

What kind of magnet can be turned on and off?

refridgerator magnet

electromagnet

magnetite

iron

12.

An electromagnet's poles may be reversed by:

decreasing the voltage of the coil

increasing the number of coils

changing the direction of current flow

altering the material used to make the coils

13.

Which of the following is true about a bar magnet?

Its magnetic field is strongest near its center.

It is surrounded by a magnetic field.

The north pole is stronger than the south pole.

The south pole is stronger than the north pole.

14.

Which drawing is correct?

15.

What is this?

electromagnet

permanent magnet

motor

generator

16.

What device takes in mechanical energy and produces electricity?

motor

generator

electromagnet

battery

17.

A type of magnet that has temporary magnetic effect when electric current flows through it.

This refer to

Electric

Electronic

Electrostatic

Electromagnet

18.

This is a picture of a simple electromagnet. How can the electromagnet be made stronger?

Add more coils of wire to the nail.

Use a smaller battery.

Reverse the poles of the magnet.

Remove all the coils and the nail.

19.

What are the components of the electromagnets?

battery, wire and bulb

battery , copper wire and plastic bottle

battery, copper wire and iron nail

battery, wire and aluminum

20.

What is the role of the battery in the electromagnet?

It provides light energy for the electromagnet.

It provides magnetic field for the electromagnet.

It provides sound energy for the electromagnet.

It provides the power source for the electromagnet.

21.

According to the Right Hand Rule, where is the magnetic field generated around a current-carrying wire?

Perpendicular to the wire

Parallel to the wire

22.

You can make an electromagnet stronger by...

increasing the current through the wire

make the iron core bigger

increase the number of loops around the core

All of these

23.

You know this substance is magnetized because

all the domains have right angles

the arrows are drawn in red

the domains are aligned

the domains are random

100 %

Magnets and Magnetism

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 23mins

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