In this image, matching north poles from two magnets are introduced. What do you predict will be the outcome?

The two north poles will repel each other

There will be no interaction. The poles of magnets do not have an effect on one another.

The two north poles will attract each other

The two magnets will combine and become one magnet

Which of the following is true about a bar magnet?

It is surrounded by a magnetic field.

Its magnetic field is strongest near its center.

The north pole is stronger than the south pole.

The south pole is stronger than the north pole.

If you cut a magnet in half, what happens to the poles?

Both halves get a North pole and a South Pole

One half gets the North Pole, the other half gets the South Pole

Both halves get only a North Pole

Both halves get only a South Pole

Why does a compass needle point north?

It lines up with the Earth's magnetic field

Magnetism is a force of ____________________________ that occurs between two _____________ objects.

attraction or repulsion, magnetic

external or repulsion, electronic

attraction or internal, electronic

In order to create these magnetic fields, what would the pole order have to be on the covered magnet?

It is not a magnet - it has no poles.

What does this picture represent?

Magnetic forces between like poles

Magnetic forces between opposite poles

Magnetic forces between two metals

A student is investigating with magnets. She places one end of a bar magnet near the end of another bar magnet. The diagram shows her investigation. The student claims that the two magnets have a magnetic field that exists between them. What will occur that will support the student's claim?

The magnets will repel each other as the closest poles have like charges.

The magnets will repel each other as the closest poles have opposite charges.

The magnets will be attracted to each other as the closest poles have like charges.

The magnets will be attracted to each other as the closest poles have opposite charges.

A magnet can hold a piece of paper to the door of a refrigerator. How does the magnet stick without touching the door?

The magnetic force of the magnet can act at a distance.

Gravity attracts the magnet to the door.

The magnet induces a magnetic field in the paper.

Atoms from the magnet pass through the paper and touch the door.

Roger wants to use a magnet to pick up a sheet of metal, but his magnet is too far away to attract. What is a possible solution?

Get a bigger magnet, because the magnetic field will be larger.

Turn the magnet around and use the opposite pole instead.

Get a smaller magnet, because the magnetic field will be smaller.

Turn the magnet so that the middle is pointed toward the metal.

The diagram shows the magnetic field lines between two magnetic poles, A and B. Which statement describes the polarity of magnetic poles A and B?

A is a north pole and B is a south pole.

A is a south pole and B is a north pole.

what is the earths magnetic field useful for

deflecting the solar wind, charged particles that come from the Sun.

What characteristics do magnetic substances have?

They can push or pull objects without touching them

They can give you a "shock" when you touch them

They are always black and cold to touch

They fall faster than other objects when you drop them

Magnets and magnetic Fields

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which poles are attracted?

north and north

south and south

north and south

Which poles repel?

north and south

south and north

south and south

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is not a property of a magnet?

all magnets have two poles

all magnets have a force of attraction or repulsion

all magnets are surrounded by a magnetic field

all magnets can be turned off

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What items will a magnet attract?

Beach ball, glass

nails, paper clip

book, paper

golf ball, glue

How is Earth's magnetic field similar to that of a magnet?

It's shaped like a horseshoe.

It has north and south poles.

It is made plastic.

It is hundreds of miles long.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?

They will attract each other.

They will repel each other.

Both magnets will turn to the left

Both magnets will turn to the right

Earth acts like a giant magnet because its center is made up MOSTLY of

granite

limestone

iron

nickel

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Magnets and magnetic Fields

Which poles are attracted?

Which poles repel?

Which is not a property of a magnet?

What items will a magnet attract?

How is Earth's magnetic field similar to that of a magnet?

What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?

Earth acts like a giant magnet because its center is made up MOSTLY of

Where are the magnetic force the strongest in this picture?

_______________________ is the invisible force that flows through a magnet.

This large crane magnet functions only when the electrical current is ON. The crane magnet is an example of what type of magnet?

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