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Year 8 Magnetism

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

which metals are magnetic? answer in alphabetical order

(a)  

2.

A permanent magnet is _ magnetic

(a)  

3.

when were magnets discovered?

a)

600AD

b)

600BC

c)

1600AD

d)

1600BC

4.

like poles _

(a)  

5.

seeing if an object sticks to a magnet to test if it is a magnet is a good idea, yes or no?

(a)  

6.

how can you show if an object is a magnet?

a)

a magnet has north and south written on it

b)

one half is red and the other half is blue

c)

only a magnet will be attracted to a known magnet

d)

only a magnet will repel a known magnet

7.

when the distance between two north pole of a magnet decreases the force _

(a)  

8.

when the distance between two north poles of a magnet increases the force between the poles _

(a)  

9.

when the distance between the poles of a north and south of two bar magnets decreases the force between these poles _

(a)  

10.

what type of pole does the south pole induce in its nearest end?

(a)  

11.

which pole is induced in the end farthest from the south pole of the permeant magnet?

(a)  

12.

magnetic field lines start at the _

(a)  

13.

magnetic field lines end at the _

(a)  

14.

do magnetic field lines point directly from north pole to south pole, yes or now?

(a)  

15.

magnetic field lines show the direction a _ placed at that location would point

(a)  

16.

has a north pole on its own ever been discovered?

(a)  

17.

has a south pole on its own ever been discovered?

(a)  

18.

magnetic field lines are more or less concentrated near the poles?

(a)  

19.

a high concentration of magnetic field lines shows _ magnetic field

(a)  

20.

large separation of field lines shows _ magnetic field

(a)  

21.

Which diagram / diagrams are correct

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

the earth's core is made from iron and _ which allows it to produce a magnetic field

(a)  

23.

the earth's magnetic field is the shape of

a)

a bar magnet field

b)

a horseshoe magnet field

c)

a maglev train magnetic field

d)

a potato field

24.

the earth's north pole is actually a _

(a)  

25.

the earth's south pole is actually a _

(a)  

26.

the earth's magnetic field lines will start in _

a)

the antartic

b)

antartica

c)

the northern hemisphere

d)

somewhere north of Norway

27.

the earth's magnetic field lines will end in _

a)

somewhere south of Australia

b)

The earth's geographic south pole

c)

the Antartic

d)

the equator

28.

the earth's geographic pole and the magnetic pole are in the same place, yes or no?

(a)  

29.

the distance between the earth's geographic pole and its magnetic pole is about _ km

(a)  

30.

the magnetosphere is a region of space where the earth's magnetic field is _

(a)  

31.

the earth's magnetic field prevents the solar wind from _ our atmosphere

(a)  

32.

the northern lights is caused by the earth's magnetic field steering _ particles to the poles

a)

heavy

b)

magic

c)

charged

d)

tennis ball sized

33.

what is another name for the northern lights?

a)

amaising magnet light show

b)

super particle light display

c)

Aurora Borealis

d)

the fake news firework display

34.

the earth's magnetic field can reverse direction, yes or no?

(a)  

35.

when was the last time the earth's magnetic field reversed?

a)

780,000 years ago

b)

last week

c)

today

d)

78,000 years ago

e)

7,800,000 years ago

36.

how do we know the earth's magnetic field has changed direction?

a)

from the cooling of stone age ice creams

b)

it is recorded in historical record

c)

if it hadn't reversed direction then how could the earth's north be a south?

d)

from the cooling of lava

37.

what theories might account for why the earth's magnetic field reversed direction?

a)

the pounding of heavy dinosaur feet

b)

the emission of greenhouse gases

c)

the asteroid belt

d)

a large asteroid hitting the earth

38.

why are there no 'east' and 'west' poles of a magnet?

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39.

Do magnetic field lines exist in reality or do they only exist in our minds?

4 lines