Magnetism Check for Learning #1

What is a magnet?

• Something that can attract metals.

• Something that can attract or repel metals.

• Something that produces a magnetic field.

• Something with 2 poles.

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An invisible area of force that extends all around a magnet is a

• Forcefield

• Magnetic Domain

• Pole

• Magnetic Field

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The effect is that the magnetic force gets weaker. The cause is:

• Moving further away from the magnet

• Moving closer to the poles

• Moving closer to the magnet

• Magnetic domains lining up

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Domains inside magnets are

• atoms

• jumbled up

• lined up

• small magnetic fields

Domains inside non-magnets are

• atomically arranged

• jumbled up

• lined up

• smaller

A magnet is brought closer to a paperclip. What happens to the domains inside the paperclip?

• They permanently line up.

• They temporarily line up.

• They permanently jumble up.

• They temporarily jumble up.

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A magnet is brought closer to an aluminum can. What happens to the domains inside the aluminum can?

• They remain lined up.

• They temporarily line up.

• They remain jumbled up.

• They temporarily jumble up.

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Select all the metals that are magnetic from the list below:

• Iron

• Aluminum

• Copper

• Nickel

• Cobalt

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What can you infer about magnetic domains from the fact that they are arrangements of atoms?

• The individual domains are extremely small.

• The individual domains are quite large.

• The individual domains attract one another.

• The individual domains repel one another.

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Which of the following statements are true?

SELECT ALL THAT ARE TRUE

• A compass is affected by the earth's magnetic field.

• An object's magnetic field weakens the closer the distance to the magnet

• Once a metal becomes magnetized, it stays magnetized

• Earth's magnetic North Pole is found at the geographical North Pole

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