WorksheetsMagnets (Question bank)
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
A freely suspended magnet always point in the _____________ direction.
North-East
North-West
North-South
Which part(s) of the magnet will attract the most paper clips?
A and B
D and E
B and D
A and E
Shanti placed some objects on a tray as shown in the picture.
She brought a bar magnet to each object on the tray one at a time.
Which one of the following items was attracted to the bar magnet?
the screw
the eraser
the feather
the matchstick
Richard dropped his keychain into a drain. To get it out, he made use of a magnet. Why was this possible?
His magnet is very strong.
His magnet has north and south poles.
His keychain was made of a magnetic material.
His keychain was made of a non-magnetic material.
In scrapyards, there are many types of materials like iron, wood, steel, gold, silver, and cooper.
Which are materials that can be lifted up using the magnetic crane?
iron and wood
iron and steel
wood and cooper
silver and gold
Which electromagnet will be able to attract the most number of paperclips?
Linda conducted an experiment to form electromagnets as shown in the picture.
In which set-up would the electromagnet be the strongest?
E
F
G
H
This electrogmagnet only attracted two paperclips.
What can you do to attract more paperclips? Tick all that apply.
Add more batteries
Use a longer iron nail
Add more coils of wire around the iron nail
Hit the iron nail with the hammer a few times
Explain why the magnets are 'floating' above each other.
The magnets are attracting each other as their unlike poles are facing each other.
The magnets are repelling each other as their like poles are facing each other.
Nothing happened. The magnets are weak and stayed in their position.
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
B
C
D
The diagram shows what happens when three ring magnets are placed around a wooden stick.
Which poles could P and Q be?
1. P: North; Q: North
2. P: North; Q: South
3. P: South; Q: North
4. P: South; Q: South
1
2
3
4
The magnets will pull toward each other.
The magnets will push away from each other.
The magnets will flip around so the N and S are beside each other.
The magnets will totally lose their magnetism.
When a magnet is brought close to a box with object X inside, the box moved towards the magnet. What do you think object X is?
iron nail
gold ring
plastic clip
silver coin
The diagram shows what happens when bars X and Y are brought near to each other.
Which one of the following statements is correct?
X is a magnet but Y is a magnetic material.
Both X and Y are magnets.
X is made of aluminium but Y is made of iron.
Both X and Y are made of non-magnetic materials.
Bob placed Magnet X on Car 1 and Object Y on Car 2 as shown. He observed that the cars moved away from each other when they were placed near each other.
Which of the following statement(s) about Object Y is/are correct?
A: Object Y is a non-magnetic material.
B: Object Y is a magnetic material.
C: Object Y is a magnet.
A only
C only
A and B only
A and C only
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?
What can you do to magnetise the steel bar? Tick all that apply.
Stroke part of the steel bar
Stroke the bar in one direction
Stroke the bar with the same pole of the magnet
Stroke the bar in different directions
Lily attached a magnetised iron bar P to a string and placed magnet Q near to it. She observed that iron bar P moved in the direction as shown in the diagram.
Which of the following actions would cause iron bar P to move further away from magnet Q?
A. Heat iron bar P over a flame.
B. Drop iron bar P onto the ground for a few times.
C. Stroke iron bar P with the magnet for a greater number of times.
B only
C only
A and B only
A, B and C
What will the poles of the iron rod at (1) and (2) be?
(1) North
(2) South
(1) North
(2) North
(1) South
(2) South
(1) South
(2) North
What about this?
(1) N, (2) S
(1) N, (2) N
(1) S, (2) S
(1) S, (2) N
How can you make magnets lose magnetic strength? Tick all that apply.
Drop it once from a great height.
Heat it over a strong flame.
Break the magnet.
Hammer it repeatedly.
Which of these properties allow the maglev train to float above the track?
magnets attract magnetic materials
unlike poles attract, like poles repel
magnetic strength is the greatest at its poles
freely floating magnet comes to rest in the north-south direction
