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FL4 - Magnetism and Magnetic Fields

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is not a magnetic material?

a)

aluminium

b)

steel

c)

nickel

d)

iron

2.

Which of the above diagrams shows the magnetic field lines around the north pole of a magnet?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Which one of these could not have a magnetic field around it?

a)

Horseshoe magnet

b)

electric cable

c)

glass rod

d)

compass

4.

When magnets and metal bars are close together they experience forces.


Which row gives the correct description of the effect between these materials?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

A magnetic compass points North. This shows that...

a)

the Earth is tilted on its axis

b)

the Earth is spinning

c)

the Earth has a magnetic field

d)

the Earth has gravity

6.

A magnetic field line shows the direction of force acting on

a)

a magnetic north pole

b)

a magnetic south pole

c)

a bar magnet

d)

a current carrying wire

7.

A uniform magnetic field can be produced between 2 permanent magnets. Which of the following arrangements of magnets will produce the field shown?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

Some magnets are easily magnetised when placed in a magnetic field, and then quickly lose their magnetism once the field is removed. These materials are used in electromagnets, and are called...

a)

soft magnetic materials

b)

hard magnetic materials

c)

temporary magnets

d)

partial magnets

9.
_______ magnets have a North pole and a South pole.
a)
No
b)
Some
c)
All
d)
Broken
10.
When two magnetic North poles are brought close to each other, they will
a)
attract
b)
repel
c)
create sparks
d)
cancel each other out
11.
When two magnetic South poles are brought close to each other, they will
a)
attract
b)
repel
c)
create sparks
d)
cancel each other out
12.
When a magnetic South pole is brought close to a magnetic North pole, the magnets will
a)
attract
b)
repel
c)
create sparks
d)
cancel each other out
13.

The Earth produces its own ________ field.

a)

spectrum

b)

electric

c)

magnetic

d)

progressive

14.

A compass points toward the south pole of Earth's magnetic field, located near the Earth's geographical ________.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

15.

In magnetic materials, all of the ________ are pointing in the same direction.

a)

doors

b)

electrons

c)

domains

d)

orbits

16.

A magnetic field is a field of force that is produced by moving ________ charges.

a)

northern

b)

positive

c)

gravitational

d)

electric

17.

A permanent magnet is a material that produces a ___________________ field without any ___________________ magnetic field being present.

a)

electronic, internal

b)

magnetic, internal

c)

magnetic, external

d)

electronic, external

18.

Permanent magnets can be demagnetized by ___________________ them past the Curie point (approximately 1,060 °F).  

a)

heating

b)

freezing

c)

shaking

d)

solidifying

19.

Although magnetic fields are _____________, one common way that people investigate them is to use ________ filings.

a)

invisible, iron

b)

touchable, iron

c)

invisible, plastic

d)

touchable, plastic

20.

By sprinkling iron filings in a magnetic field on a flat surface, it is possible to see the __________ of a magnetic field.

a)

shape

b)

distance

c)

mass

d)

temperature

21.

The image above shows how iron filings respond to magnetic fields generated by two magnets with ____________ poles facing each other.

a)

opposite

b)

like

c)

positive

d)

negative

22.

The image above shows how iron filings respond to magnetic fields generated by two magnets with ____________ poles facing each other.

a)

like

b)

opposite

c)

positive

d)

negative

23.

A horseshoe magnet will generate a magnetic field similar in shape to that of two ________ poles brought near each other.

a)

like

b)

opposite

c)

positive

d)

negative

24.

Magnetic fields go in the direction?

a)

South to North

b)

North to South

c)

They don't have fields

25.
Earth acts like a giant magnet because its center is made up MOSTLY of
a)
granite
b)
limestone
c)
iron
d)
nickel
26.
The strongest part of a magnet is...
a)
the bars.
b)
the force field.
c)
the poles. 
d)
the middle.
27.

Are the magnetic field lines in the picture correct?

a)

Yes, because they point from north to south.

b)

No, because they point from north to south (they're supposed to go the other way).

c)

Yes, because the North pole is on the left in all pictures.

d)

No, because the North pole is on the left in all pictures (it's supposed to be on the right).

28.

Looking at the field lines in this picture, these two magnets are ________

a)

Attracting

b)

Repelling

c)

Attracting and Repelling

d)

Doing nothing

29.

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

a)

All things fall toward Earth's center

b)

A compass needle lines up with it

c)

Winds blow from east to west

d)

Earth's oceans all have currents

30.

Select the diagram with the weakest magnetic field

a)
b)
c)
31.

The direction of a magnetic field can be shown using iron filings.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The field lines in a uniform magnetic field are...

a)

randomly spaced

b)

evenly spaced

c)

parallel

d)

perpendicular

e)

straight

33.

Are the poles in the diagram north poles or south poles?

(a)  

34.

What type of pole is the red pole in the diagram?

(a)