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Magnets

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Magnet is an object that produce magnetic force.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of these things can attract by magnet?

a)

copper coins

b)

steel spoon

c)

rubber balls

d)

aluminium zipper

3.

What type of this magnet?

a)

u-shaped magnet

b)

bar magnet

c)

ring magnet

d)

button magnet

4.

Which of these things are non-magnetic materials?

a)

cotton towel, copper wire, steel bolts.

b)

rubber band, wooden ruler, cotton towel

c)

copper wire, iron thumbtack, steel pins

d)

aluminium can, iron thumbtack, steel bolts

5.

The poles of a magnet are the parts where the magnetic attraction is the strongest.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Two bar magnets are each hung from a string. When poles B and C are brought near to each other, they attract each other. Which of the following show the possible arrangements of poles of A, B, C and D?

a)

(A) N-Pole - (B) S-Pole - (C) N-Pole - (D) S-Pole

b)

(A)S-Pole - (B) N-Pole - (C) N-Pole - (D) S-Pole

c)

(A) N-Pole - (B) N-Pole - (C) N-Pole - (D) N-Pole

d)

(A) S-Pole - (B) S-Pole - (C) S-Pole - (D) S-Pole

7.

What happens when we place these two magnet near each other?

a)

they repel each other

b)

they attract each other

c)

they damage each other

d)

they produce sparks

8.

Nino has a horseshoe magnet. Each pole of Nino's magnet can attract 6 iron thumbtack end to end. Vira has a bar magnet. Each pole of Vira's magnet can attract 4 iron thumbtack end to end. Whose magnet is weaker?

a)

Vira

b)

Nino

c)

Both magnet strong

d)

Both magnet weak

9.

A compass has a needle which is a magnet. It is used to show ....

a)

directions

b)

weathers

c)

temperature

d)

mugginess

10.
Magnetism is a type of ____________
a)
force
b)
book
c)
plant
d)
animal
11.
When two magnets attract, they ______________
a)
push apart
b)
change color
c)
get colder
d)
pull together
12.
When two magnets repel, they ________________
a)
change color
b)
pull together
c)
push apart
d)
get colder
13.
What would we call a nail that can pick up a paperclip because it is touching a magnet?
a)
temporary magnet
b)
poles
c)
force
d)
detector
14.

Choose the right name of the magnet below.

a)

Cylinder magnet

b)

Bar magnet

c)

Horseshoe magnet

d)

Button magnet

15.

The strongest parts of the magnet are their ....

a)

fronts

b)

backs

c)

poles

d)

middle

16.

The middle of the magnet is the ________________ point.

a)

hottest

b)

coldest

c)

weakest

d)

strongest

17.

Bar magnets have two poles. What are they?

a)

north and south

b)

red and blue

c)

east and west

d)

red and green

18.

The area around a magnet is called the .....

a)

attraction zone

b)

work area

c)

magnetic field

d)

hot zone

19.

Choose the object that can be attracted to magnets.

a)

ruler

b)

paper

c)

needle

d)

tissue

20.

Aisyah places two ring magnets A and B as shown.

If the top of magnet A is North pole, what pole is x in magnet B?

(a)  

21.

A magnet cannot attract all non-metals.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The (a)   is a simple device which has been used from the ancient times by the sailors and other travellers to find directions.

23.

Which object would a magnet pull . . . .

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Like poles __________ each other while unlike poles ___________ each other.

a)

attract, repel

b)

repel, attract

c)

oppose, connect

d)

connect, oppose

25.

In the picture of the magnets, what do you predict will happen . . . .

a)

Set A will attract and Set B will repel.

b)

Set A will repel and Set B will attract.

c)

They will both attract.

d)

They will both repel

26.

If I have three magnets that I want to connect together, how am I going to connect them to make a straight line?

a)

By putting the North and South beside each other

b)

By putting the North and North beside each other

c)

by putting the South and South beside each other

27.

In a bowl, Ms. Parker mixed two different minerals (sand and dark particles). She used a magnet to separate the dark particles from the mixture. What do you think the dark particles are made of?

a)

copper

b)

sulfur

c)

iron

d)

sodium

28.

Ms. Parker has a magnetic board in her classroom. She wants to stick materials on her board. Which material should she use that will stick?

a)

glass

b)

steel

c)

cardboard

d)

wood

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.

If you were completing an experiment and wanted to know if a material was magnetic, what object below would help you?

a)

glass marble

b)

piece of paper

c)

woooden ruler

d)

iron nail

31.

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

a)

magnetic needle

b)

magnetic pole

c)

magnetism

d)

magnetic field

32.

Which of the following is the correct method to make a magnet like in the picture?

a)

induction method

b)

electrical method

c)

stroke method

d)

magnetic force method

33.

Which of the following is the correct method to make a magnet like in the picture?

a)

stroke method

b)

electrical method

c)

induction method

d)

magnetised method

34.

When a magnetic object becomes a magnet, we say that it is . . . .

a)

electrocuted

b)

magnetised

c)

repel

d)

attract

35.

What happens if you stroke the iron nail more times?

a)

The magnet will be stronger than before

b)

The magnet will be weaker than before

c)

The iron nail will become a weak magnet

d)

The iron nail will become a stronger magnet

36.

What materials can be used to make an electromagnet? (3 answer)

a)

battery

b)

uncoated wire

c)

bulb

d)

iron nail

37.

What could we do to make a stronger electromagnet?

a)

increasing the number of battery

b)

reducing the amount of bulb

c)

using more switch

d)

increasing the number of coils of wire around the nail

38.

Which of the followings are the uses of electromagnet? (3 answer)

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

When you want to do Stroke method, you have to stroke the magnetic object with the bar magnet at different direction. Is it true?

a)

Yes

b)

No

40.

An electromagnet is a magnet powered by electricity.

a)

True

b)

False