WorksheetsMagnets
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Magnets not only pull things, but they can also push things away.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Two magnets with like poles will _________ each other.
a)
attract (pull together)
b)
repel (push apart)
3.
The Earth is one giant magnet.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Two magnets with unlike poles will _________ each other.
a)
attract (pull together)
b)
repel (push apart)
5.
Compasses always point in which direction?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
6.
The space around a magnet is called its ____________.
a)
electrical field
b)
baseball field
c)
magnetic field
d)
soccer field
7.
What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?
a)
they repel
b)
they attract
c)
they cancel each other out
d)
the strength of the magnet is doubled
8.
True or False: All metals stick to magnets.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Magnetism is a type of ____________
a)
force
b)
book
c)
plant
d)
animal
10.
When two magnets attract, they ______________
a)
push apart
b)
change color
c)
get colder
d)
pull together
11.
Objects that are attracted to each other are called
a)
Nonmagnetic objects
b)
Metal
c)
Magnetic Objects
d)
Electric Objects
12.
A device that uses a free-moving magnetic needle to show direction is a:
a)
lodestone
b)
magnet
c)
compass
d)
magnetic field
13.
A compass _______ is the part of a compass that is magnetic.
a)
bar
b)
dial
c)
needle
d)
rose
14.
Why are magnetic poles called north and south?
a)
because the needle points up and down
b)
because it lines up with Earth's axis
c)
because magnets help with direrctions
d)
because it sounds cool
15.
A freely hanging magnet will point in the __________ direction.
a)
north-south
b)
south-north
c)
north-east
d)
south-east
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