What is a magnetic field?
Grade 8 Physics Quiz: Magnetic Force

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Nicole Mejia
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts.
The area around a magnet where no force is present
A type of force that repels all materials
A type of energy that attracts light
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the direction of a magnetic field at a point determined?
By placing a small compass at that point and observing the direction in which the needle of the compass points.
By asking a friend to guess the direction
By listening to the sound it makes
By tasting the air around the point
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are magnetic poles?
Areas on a magnet where the force is non-existent
Regions on a magnet where the force is only felt by metal objects
Regions on a magnet where the magnetic force is the strongest
Points on a magnet where the force is weakest
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens when like poles of two magnets are brought near each other?
They explode
They attract each other
They merge into one magnet
They repel each other
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the magnetic force on a current-carrying wire?
Affected by the temperature of the wire
Determined by the left-hand rule for magnetic force
Determined by the right-hand rule for magnetic force
Dependent on the color of the wire
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the direction of the magnetic force on a current-carrying wire depend on the direction of the current?
It depends on the length of the wire
It depends on the color of the wire
It depends on the material of the wire
It depends on the direction of the current
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of stored energy due to the interactions of magnetic poles in a magnetic field?
Magnetic Kinetic Energy
Magnetic Strength
Magnetic Potential Energy
Magnetic Field
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