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Magnetism Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Opposite poles on magnets do this.

a)

Repel

b)

Attract

c)

Break

d)

Slide

2.

This is what the "N" on a bar magnet stands for.

a)

South

b)

East

c)

North

d)

West

3.

This is what the "S" on a bar magnet stands for.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

4.

This metal attracts magnets.

a)

Copper

b)

Iron

c)

Aluminum

d)

Gold

5.

This is a push or pull of an object.

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Force

d)

Magnetism

6.

This is the reason magnets stay on a refrigerator.

a)

Plastic

b)

Wood

c)

Metal

d)

Glass

7.

Iron shavings placed around two magnets can show this.

a)

Heat

b)

Light

c)

Magnetic field

d)

Sound

8.

Why couldn't Jacob attract two magnets through a thick block of wood?

a)

The wood was too heavy

b)

The wood was too thick for the magnetic force

c)

The magnets were too weak

d)

The wood was magnetic

9.

What is the 'N' side of a magnet?

a)

The neutral side

b)

The North pole

c)

The negative side

d)

The narrow side

10.

The Earth has two of these. They are located here.

a)

Equator and Prime Meridian

b)

North and South Pole

c)

Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Arctic and Antarctic Circle

11.

Which is NOT a contact force

a)

Friction

b)

Drag

c)

Velocity

d)

Buoyancy

12.

There is such thing as zero gravity

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which is NOT a non-contact force?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Magnetism

d)

Electrical Force

14.

All matter is made up of tiny particles called _____?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Atoms

15.

Draw a rectangular or horseshoe magnet