IGS4B1-SS4-Science 01.04

What happens when a magnet repels an object?

• It attracts the object.

• It does not move.

• It pushes the object away.

• It sticks to the object.

What material will a magnet attract?

• Cloth

• steel

• Plastic

• Rubber

How do you know if an object is magnetic?

• It makes sound near a magnet.

• It looks like other magnetic objects.

• It repels other magnetic objects.

• It is attracted to a magnet.

Choose the object made from a magnetic material.

• Glass

• paper

• Sand

• Staples

What statement is true about magnetic materials?

• All metal is attracted to a magnet.

• Some metal is attracted to a magnet.

• Plastic is attracted to a magnet.

• Wood is attracted to a magnet.

If you place a battery made with nickel close to a magnet, what will happen?

• It will last longer than other batteries.

• It will move away from the magnet.

• It will not be affected by the magnet.

• It will move toward the magnet.

Jasmine would like to know what will happen when she brings a magnet near an aluminum can. Use what you know about these materials to guess the most likely outcome.

• The aluminum can will repel the magnet.

• The aluminum can will be attracted to the magnet.

• The magnet will move the aluminum can.

• The magnet will have no effect on the aluminum can.

A magnet was moved close to a steel spoon without touching it. Use what you know about these materials to make a hypothesis about what would happen next.

• If the magnet was brought near the spoon, then it will attract the spoon.

• If the spoon was brought near the magnet, then it will make the magnet break.

• If the spoon was brought near the magnet, then it will repel the magnet.

• If the magnet was brought near the spoon, then it will have no effect on the spoon.

Penelope predicted a magnet would not attract copper wire if she brought a magnet close to it and did not touch it. Is Penelope's prediction correct and why?

• No, her prediction is incorrect. The magnet will attract the copper wire because it has magnetic material.

• No, her prediction is incorrect. The magnet will repel the copper wire because it has no magnetic material.

• Yes, her prediction is correct. The magnet will not attract the copper wire because it has no magnetic material.

• Yes, her prediction is correct. The magnet will not attract the copper wire because it is a repellent.

A nickel battery and a steel pipe are made of metals. How are they similar or different?

• A nickel battery and a steel pipe are different because only the nickel battery is magnetic.

• A nickel battery and a steel pipe are different because only the steel pipe is magnetic.

• A nickel battery and a steel pipe are similar because they are both magnetic.

• A nickel battery and a steel pipe are similar because neither object is magnetic.