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Magnetism and Magnetic Forces

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: A magnet is attracting when it pushes objects away from each other.

a)

True

b)

False

2.
Which way will the magnets move after they are released?
a)
Towards each other
b)
Away from each other
c)
Not enough information
3.

Look at the picture carefully.

Which screws will be attracted?

a)

iron and steel screws

b)

iron and aluminum screws

c)

steel and aluminum screws

d)

all screws

4.

What would happen when two north poles of magnets are placed together?

a)

The force will pull them together (attract).

b)

The force will push them away from each other (repel).

c)

The strength of the magnet is doubled.

5.

What would happen when the opposite poles of magnets are placed together?

a)

The force will pull them together (attract).

b)

The force will push them away from each other (repel).

c)

The strength of the magnet is doubled.

6.

Look at the picture carefully.

Which screws will be attracted?

a)

iron and steel screws

b)

iron and aluminum screws

c)

steel and aluminum screws

d)

all screws

7.

What would happen when two north poles of magnets are placed together?

a)

The force will pull them together (attract).

b)

The force will push them away from each other (repel).

c)

The strength of the magnet is doubled.

8.

What would happen when the opposite poles of magnets are placed together?

a)

The force will pull them together (attract).

b)

The force will push them away from each other (repel).

c)

The strength of the magnet is doubled.

9.

True or False: All metals are attracted to magnet.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Where is the force of attraction the strongest on a magnet?

a)

above the magnet

b)

below the magnet

c)

at the poles

d)

in the middle

11.

What do the lines around this magnet represent?

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

c)

Magnetic Declination

d)

Magnetic Field

12.

If you cut a magnet in half, what happens to the poles?

a)

One half gets the North Pole, the other half gets the South Pole.

b)

Both halves get only a South Pole.

c)

Both halves get only a North Pole.

d)

Both halves get a North pole and a South Pole.

13.

What is responsible for the Magnetic Field around Earth?

a)

The Sun

b)

The Earth's core

c)

The Earth's crust

d)

The Earth's mantle

14.

Look at the picture carefully.

The paper clips are . . .

a)

magnet

b)

magnetic objects

15.

Which of these materials would be attracted to a magnet?

a)

copper

b)

aluminum

c)

cobalt

d)

iron

16.

Magnetism is a _________ force

a)

non-contact

b)

contact

c)

chemical

d)

biological

17.

The two poles are called the _______ poles

a)

east and west

b)

north and east

c)

south and west

d)

north and south

18.

Unlike (opposite) poles _____, like (same) poles _____

a)

repel, attract

b)

connect, repel

c)

attract, repel

d)

repel, connect

19.
As the distance between two magnets increases (they get farther apart), the force between them:
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the Same
20.

Which object would a magnet attract?

a)

a glass bottle

b)

a piece of paper

c)

a steel paper clip

d)

a rubber eraser

21.
A magnetized iron nail is called a ________ magnet.
a)
permanent
b)
temporary
c)
horseshoe
d)
industrial
22.

A ________ is a device that has a magnet on a needle that spins freely. It is used for navigation because its needle usually points north.

a)

calculator

b)

ruler

c)

compass

d)

map

23.
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).
24.
Earth's magnetic poles are in the same place as the geographic poles.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The needle of a compass always points _________________________.
a)
at the equator
b)
North
c)
South
d)
What's a compass?
26.
What subject is attracted to a magnet?
a)
Silver
b)
Water
c)
Metal
d)
Iron
27.
What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?
a)
they repel
b)
they attract
c)
they cancel each other out
d)
the strength of the magnet is doubled
28.
A north pole and a south pole will attract.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
True or False: All metals stick to magnets.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
True or False:
Most rocks are magnetic.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
True or False:
A magnet wrapped in cloth will attract paper clips.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
What do magnets stick to?
a)
copper
b)
wood
c)
iron
d)
plastic
33.
Magnetism is a type of ____________
a)
force
b)
book
c)
plant
d)
animal
34.
When two magnets attract, they ______________
a)
push apart
b)
change color
c)
get colder
d)
pull together
35.
When two magnets repel, they ________________
a)
change color
b)
pull together
c)
push apart
d)
get colder
36.
The force of magnetism is stronger when magnets are ________________
a)
cold
b)
round
c)
closer together
d)
farther apart
37.

Objects that are attracted to each other are called

a)

Nonmagnetic objects

b)

Metal

c)

Magnetic Objects

d)

Electric Objects

38.

If you put a magnet with two of the same poles near each other, they...

a)

attract (move closer)

b)

repel (move away)

39.

If you put a magnet with two different poles together, they...

a)

repel (move away)

b)

attract (move closer)

40.

What is this magnet called?

a)

bar magnet

b)

horseshoe magnet

c)

donut magnet

41.

Magnets can pull on things without touching them.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

When iron touches a magnet, it becomes a magnet too.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Once a paperclip touches a magnet and becomes a magnet itself, does a paperclip STAY that way? Or does it stop being a magnet?

a)

stay that way forever

b)

stop being a magnet

c)

stay that way for a short time