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EARTH MAGNETIC FIELDS

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Metals are (a)   materials.

2.

How is Earth’s magnetic field similar to that of a magnet?

a)

It is hundreds of miles long.

b)

It is shaped like a horseshoe.

c)

It has North and South poles

d)

It is made in Earth’s core.

3.

What is our best evidence that Earth has a magnetic field?

a)

A compass needle lines up with it.

b)

Earth’s oceans all have currents.

c)

All things fall toward Earth’s center.

d)

Winds blow from east to west.

4.

Why is a compass needle attracted to the North?

a)

There wind in the north

b)

Because it is being attracted to the Magnetic South Pole

c)

Because there iron in the north

d)

It repeals from the north pole

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5.

What is the shape of a magnetic field around the Earth?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

You can find Aurorae in these places EXCEPT

a)

Norway

b)

Alaska

c)

Antarctica

d)

Malaysia

7.

Earth magnetic field protects us from ___________.

a)

the heat

b)

the Solar wind

c)

the moon

d)

the stars

8.

What is Earth Magnetic Field?

a)

is a part of the earth

b)

Is a magnetic field that emanates from Earth's core and encircles the Earth.

c)

i don´t now

d)

it is a magnetic field that causes damage to the planet earth

9.

What causes Earth magnetic field?

a)

Are created by aliens

b)

Are created by the sun

c)

Are created by the moon

d)

Are generated by electric charges in motion.

10.

North Pole and South Pole are the Earth Magentic Poles?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is the importance of the Earth magnetic field?

a)

protects us from the damage that the solar wind can cause

b)

protects us from pollution

c)

protects us from lasers

d)

protects us from the damage that the moon can cause

12.

What are some facts about Earth magnetic field?

a)

Heat and the Earth’s spin keep the outer core moving.

b)

The magnetic field is tilted slightly from the Earth’s axis.

c)

Sometimes the magnetic field is stronger than at other times.

d)

all of them are incorrect

13.

Animals can detect Earth magnetic field?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Mention the magnetic poles

(a)  

15.

Is solar wind good or bad for planet earth?

a)

Good

b)

Bad

16.

What is a magnetic pole?

a)

each of the two points or regions of a magnet to and from which the lines of magnetic force are directed.

b)

I have no idea

c)

are magnetisms that help people and animals

d)

are magnetisms that belong to the sun

17.

Which choice below shows a difference between gravitational fields, electrical fields, and magnetic fields?

a)

Gravitational fields are invisible, electrical and magnetic fields are visible.

b)

Gravitational fields can attract and repel, electrical and magnetic fields cannot.

c)

Gravitational fields involve positive and negative charges, electrical and magnetic fields involve poles.

d)

Gravitational fields can only attract, electrical and magnetic fields can both attract and repel.

18.

The amount of matter in an object and the pull of gravity on that object are two different things called...

a)

Velocity and volume

b)

Mass and weight

c)

Gravity and mass

d)

Velocity and weight