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Unit 5 Magnetic Fields

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Two magnets' north poles facing each other will ................

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

do nothing

2.

If an object is magnetic, it is said to be ..........

a)

attracted to a magnet.

b)

repelled by a magnet.

c)

magic

3.

The two magnetic poles on bar magnets are .........

a)

east and west.

b)

north and south.

c)

south and east.

4.

The area that surrounds a magnet and can exert a force on an object that magnetic is called ..........

a)

a force field.

b)

an attraction field.

c)

a magnetic field.

5.

A magnetic field can be detected using a bar and ..........

a)

iron filings or plotting compasses.

b)

black dust.

c)

iron bar and a compass.

6.

Which of these objects would a magnet attract?

a)

wooden building block

b)

balloon

c)

steel key

7.

When the north pole of one magnet and the south pole of another magnet meet, they will .........

a)

attract.

b)

do nothing.

c)

repel.

8.

Which is the strongest magnet?

a)

a magnet that can hold three paper clips.

b)

they are both equally as strong.

c)

a magnet that can hold five paper clips.

9.

Where is the pushing or pulling force of a magnet strongest?

a)

it is the same strength throughout the magnet.

b)

the end of the magnet.

c)

the middle of the magnet.

10.

Which metals will be attracted to amagnet?

a)

iron and steel

b)

gold and silver

c)

lead and aluminum

11.

What happens when two magnets repel?

a)

nothing

b)

they push away from each other

c)

they pull towards each other

12.

Magnetism is a type of ............

a)

matter

b)

force

c)

electricity

13.

What does distance do to a magnet's ability to attract a piece of iron?

a)

strengthen its ability.

b)

its ability stays the same.

c)

weaken its ability.

14.

Which of the following items does not use magnets?

a)

speakers in stereos

b)

compass

c)

a piece of paper

15.

Magnetic forces are ............ forces; they pull or push on objects without touching them.

a)

friction

b)

contact

c)

non-contact

16.

Magnets can attract wood and glass.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Magnets can attract or repel magnetic materials.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Metals such as iron, nickel, cobalt are attracted to magnets.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

A compass uses a small magnet to point south.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Planet Earth has its own magnetic field.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Magnets can be made in almost any shape or size.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Magnetic fields cannot work through other materials, such as paper.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Magnets can be found in many household items such as fridges and electric toothbrushes.

a)

True

b)

False