Earth as Giant Magnet

What happens when the North pole of a magnet interacts with another magnet's north pole?

• attract
• repel

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True or False:  The Earth is a giant magnet

• True
• False

Which of these is magnetic?

• copper

• aluminium

• iron

• silver

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Which of the following is true about a bar magnet?

• Its magnetic field is strongest near its center.
• It is surrounded by a magnetic field.
• The north pole is stronger than the south pole.
• The south pole is stronger than the north pole.

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

• granite
• limestone
• iron
• nickel

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Magnetism is generated by moving

• protons.
• electrons.
• neutrons.
• elements.

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As the distance between two magnets increases (they get farther apart), the force between them:

• Increases
• Decreases
• Stays the Same

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

• 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
• Both halves get a North pole and a South Pole

A _________________________ is the invisible force that surrounds a magnet.

• bar magnet

• a gravitational force

• a magnetic field

• gravity

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What do the lines around this magnet represent?

• North Pole
• South Pole
• Magnetic Declination
• Magnetic Field

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