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MAGNETISM STUDY GUIDE 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The magnetic force acts through space and most materials.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Compasses, iron filings, and iron objects can detect a magnetic field.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Magnets attract each other at their south poles.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A force is a push or a pull.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The greater the distance between two magnets, the stronger the force of attraction.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Magnets stick to…

(a)  

7.

The invisible area around a magnet where magnetic forces act is called the…

a)

Soccer field

b)

Magnetic field

c)

Compass

d)

North pole

8.

When magnets pull together, they…

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

9.

When magnets push apart, they…

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

10.

When a magnet touches an iron object, that iron object becomes a temporary magnet. This is called…

a)

Temporary stickiness

b)

Permanently magnetic

c)

Refrigerator

d)

Induced magnetism

11.

These are at the ends of the magnet

a)

Polar express

b)

Magnetic poles (North and South)

c)

Hemispheres

d)

Red

12.

An object that attracts iron or steel at a distance

a)

Iron

b)

Magnet

c)

Attracts

13.

A metal that is attracted to a magnet

a)

Iron

b)

Poles

c)

Oriented

14.

An object that always sticks to iron

a)

Temporary magnet

b)

Permanent magnet

15.

The position of an object in a certain way

a)

Magnetic force

b)

Repel

c)

Oriented

16.

To pull toward each other

a)

Repel

b)

Attract

17.

The end of a magnet

a)

Magnetic field

b)

Poles

c)

Iron

18.

To act or be acted upon by something else

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

c)

Interact

19.

A piece of iron that behaves like a magnet only when it’s under the influence of a magnetic field

a)

Temporary magnet

b)

Oriented

c)

Permanent magnet

20.

The end of a magnet that orients towards earth’s magnetic north pole

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

21.

The influence of a magnetic field on a piece of iron which makes the iron a temporary magnet

a)

Induced magnetism

b)

Magnetic field

c)

Permanent magnet

22.

The end of a magnet that points towards earth’s magnetic south pole

a)

South Pole

b)

North pole

c)

Polar express

23.

A magnetic push or pull

a)

Magnet bully

b)

Magnetic field

c)

Magnetic force

d)

Iron

24.

Select all of the items that a magnet will be attracted to

a)

Paperclip

b)

Wood

c)

Towel

d)

Brass ring

e)

Iron

25.

Select all of the items that a magnet will be attracted to

a)

Metal

b)

Plastic straw

c)

Iron nail

d)

Glass plate