Summer School Physical Science - CH 8 - Section I Quiz

The location of the strongest magnetic forces on a magnet are the ___________.

• magnetic fields

• magnetic domains

• magnetic poles

• electromagnets

The region around a magnet where the magnetic forces act is the _____________.

• magnetic field

• magnetic domain

• magnetic pole

• electromagnet

What are magnetic objects that keep their magnetism for a long time called?

• Permanent magnets

• Magnetic domains

• Electromagnets

• Temporary Magnets

A ___________ attracts iron objects.

• Magnet

• Commutator

• Motor

• Generator

The atoms in a magnet are ____________.

• Arranged randomly

• Aligned according to their magnetic poles

• Positively charged

• Negatively charged

Groups of atoms with aligned magnetic poles are called what?

• Magnetic current

• Magnetic poles

• Magnetic domains

• Magnetic fields

What kind of magnet can be turned on and off?

• refridgerator magnet
• electromagnet
• magnetite
• iron

What do the lines around this magnet represent?

• North Pole
• South Pole
• Magnetic Declination
• Magnetic Field

As the distance between two magnets increases (they get farther apart), the force between them:

• Increases
• Decreases
• Stays the Same

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

• One half gets the North Pole, the other half gets the South Pole
• Both halves get only a North Pole
• Both halves get only a South Pole
• Both halves get a North pole and a South Pole