How Magnets Work

At magnet usually made of . . . .

• wooden and plastic

• alumunium and copper

• rubber and glass

• iron and steel

Which object would a magnet pull . . . .

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What are the ends of a magnet called . . . .

• poles

• ends

• metal

• tops

What is the purpose of a compass . . . .

• to tell you directions

• to tell how far you have walked

• to tell what time you left

• to tell where the sun is

Bar magnets have two poles. What are they . . . .

• red and blue

• north and south

• east and west

• red and green

Like poles __________ each other while unlike poles ___________ each other.

• attract, repel

• repel, attract

• oppose, connect

• connect, oppose

Magnet can attracts ....

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In the picture of the magnets, what do you predict will happen . . . .

• Set A will attract and Set B will repel.

• Set A will repel and Set B will attract.

• They will both attract.

• They will both repel

What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together . . . .

• they cancel each other out

• they attract

• they repel

• the strength of the magnet is doubled

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

• at the poles

• in the middle

• above the magnet

• below the magnet