Magnets in Everyday Life

Match the following

• Attract

• A piece of metal that attracts objects with iron in them

• Repel

• To cause something to move closer

• Magnet

• A pushing or pulling force produced by a magnet

• Magnetism

• To cause something to move away

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Magnets can be useful in everyday life because they (a)   .

• are heavy
• attract iron
• are large

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Magnets can be used to hold notes to a refrigerator. For this to work the refrigerator must _____.

• have wheels on the bottom

• be taller than a person

• have a handle on the side

• be made of iron

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Some cabinets use a magnet and an iron plate as shown in this picture. How is this useful? The magnet and the iron plate ______.

• can hold the door of the cabinet closed

• help small children reach the cabinet

• allow more things to be put in the cabinet

• make it easier to see inside the cabinet

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Students are playing with magnets and toy cars. They attach magnets to the cars and then place the cars close together. Which arrangement will make the front car be pushed forwards?

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The name tag shown here has an iron plate in the back. It also has a separate piece with strong magnets. This name tag will be held onto the outside of a shirt only if______.

• the shirt is made of thick material

• the magnets are on the inside of the shirt

• the name tag is very heavy

• the iron plate has a square shape

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Which picture shows how magnets will move when placed close together?

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A student puts an iron bolt on a table and holds a magnet above the bolt. Which direction will the iron bolt move?

• up

• down

• left

• right

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Which of these objects would be attracted to a magnet?

• ball

• nail

• penny

• pencil

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A student puts a piece of paper between two magnets. Why are the magnets attracted to each other through the piece of paper?

• The piece of paper is also magnetic.

• The magnets are not very strong.

• The paper holds the magnets together.

• The magnetic force goes through the paper.

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