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Magnets

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Do magnets have poles?

a)

No

b)

Yes

2.

True or False: Magnets keep their magnetic forces the same (i.e.: Strong Magnet= Strong Magnet in 10 years)

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Pick all correct answers: What types of magnets are there?

a)

Electromagnets

b)

C Magnets

c)

Permanent Magnets

d)

Strong Magnets

4.

A north pole and a south pole will attract each other.

a)

True

b)

False

5.
Magnetism is a type of ____________
a)
force
b)
book
c)
plant
d)
animal
6.
When two magnets attract, they ______________
a)
push apart
b)
change color
c)
get colder
d)
pull together
7.
Which object would a magnet attract?
a)
a glass bottle
b)
a piece of paper
c)
a metal paper clip
compass
d)
a rubber eraser
magnetic field
8.

True or False: Like poles attract and opposite poles repel each other.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Do all magnets have a north and south pole?

a)

YES

b)

NO

10.

The north and south poles of two magnets will _______ each other.

a)

attract

b)

repel

11.

_________ is the ability of a material to be attracted by a magnet and to act as a magnet.

a)

Magnetism

b)

Electromagnetism

c)

Magnetic domains

12.

magnetic poles that are alike

a)

attract each other

b)

repel each other

13.

What type of magnet is shown in the picture?

a)

Bar Magnet

b)

Button Magnet

c)

Ring Magnet

d)

Horseshoe Magnet

14.

What type of Magnet is shown in the picture?

a)

Horseshoe Magnet

b)

Bar Magnet

c)

Button Magnet

d)

Ring Magnet

15.

The image is showing two magnets that are attracted to each other

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True of False: A magnet will attract a paperclip?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: A magnet will be attracted to a wooden spoon

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What two poles of a magnet attract each other?

a)

East and West

b)

North and East

c)

North and South

d)

South and West

19.

What are the north and south ends of a magnet called?

a)

pins

b)

caps

c)

tips

d)

poles

20.

When two magnets have opposite poles facing each other they will?

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

spin

d)

flip

21.

A magnet is surrounded by a magnetic field.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

A compass needle points north because ______.

a)

Ships need it to navigate

b)

It’s a magnet

23.

What are the names of the two sides of a magnet? check ALL that apply

a)

north

b)

west

c)

east

d)

red

e)

south

24.

like poles _________

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

pull

d)

melt

25.

opposite poles ____________

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

pull

d)

melt

26.

The space around a magnetic where the invisible force is, is called the _____________

a)

magnetic needle

b)

magnetic pole

c)

magnetism

d)

magnetic field

27.

An object that attracts iron and makes a magnetic field is a

a)

attraction

b)

magnet

c)

repel

28.

Which invention uses natural magnetism?

a)

satellite

b)

telescope

c)

compass

d)

binoculars

29.

If two magnets are PUSHING away from each other, what do we know about the ends that are pulling together?

a)

they are like poles

b)

they are different materials

c)

they have different electric charge

d)

they are unlike poles

30.

Do you like magnets?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

meh...

d)

NO!!!!!

e)

YEAH!!!!!