Fun with Magnets_3

A magnet attracts ______ substances towards it.

• magnetic

• glass
• plastic
• wooden

Which instrument is used by the sailors to find directions?

• Saxophone
• Trombone
• Piano
• Compass

Name a natural material which acts like a magnet. 

• Plastic
• Glass
• Wood
• Magnetite or lodestone

Name 2 magnetic materials other than Iron and steel

• Nickel and Cobalt
• Plastic and Glass
• Gold and Silver
• Aluminum and Copper

Which of the following are magnetic materials?

Iron, Copper, Aluminium, Brass, Steel, Gold, Cobalt, Nickel, Stone, Plastic.

• Iron, Cobalt, Nickel
• Iron, Steel, Cobalt
• Gold, Stone, Plastic
• Copper, Aluminium, Brass

It was observed that a pencil sharpener gets attracted by both the poles of a magnet although its body is made of plastic. Name a magnetic material that might have been used to make some part of it.

• Iron or steel
• Plastic
• Aluminum
• Copper

A heap of metal scrap in a factory contains objects made of copper, aluminium, iron, zinc, steel, nickel, cobalt and lead. Which of these can be removed by using a magnet?

• Iron, Steel, Nickel, and Cobalt

• Steel and cobalt
• Zinc and nickel
• Copper and aluminium

Which of the following materials are not attracted to a magnet?

Iron, Steel, Aluminium, Copper, Wood, Nickel

• Iron, Steel, Nickel
• Aluminium, Copper, Nickel
• Iron, Steel, Wood
• Wood, Copper, Aluminium

What name is given to the two ends of a magnet where the attraction is strongest? 

• center
• edges
• poles
• corners

What do you use a compass for?

• Finding direction or navigation
• Playing music
• Building a fire
• Cooking