Module 1 TWIG Science Vocabulary Quiz #2 (3rd Grade)

An electrical charge that can build up on materials that are

poor conductors, causing sparks or movement

• static electricity

• magnetism

• gravity

• friction

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A metal object producing a magnetic field that attracts

certain objects towards it.

• nickel

• magnet

• metal bar

• zinc

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A force (push or pull) that acts between magnets or moving

electric charges.

• static electricity

• gravitational force

• magnetic force

• friction force

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The force produced by magnets.

• magnetic pull

• static electricity

• electricity

• magnetism

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Areas around magnets where the magnet's force acts on magnetic objects and changes the way they move.

• gravity field

• magnetic field

• magnetic land

• frictional field

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The two ends, or sides, of a magnet, described with the words north or south.

• magnetic poles

• magnetic pools

• magnetic ends

• magnetic points

A force pulling two things toward each other.

• gravity

• friction

• attraction

• repulsion

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The action of two things pushing away from each other, the opposite of attraction.

• repulsion

• attraction

• friction

• gravity

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A type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current (electricity). By taking away the electricity running through it, this can be turned off.

• electromagnet

• static electricity

• magnetism

• attraction

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True or false: Aluminum foil or the shiny silver piece of the inside of a bag of chips is magnetic.

• True

• False

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