Magnets Positive

What is the name of the force that attracts or repels materials?

• current
• electricity
• magnetism

Surrounding every magnet is a __________  __________.

• magnetic field
• electrical current
• another magnet

What are the 2 poles of a magnet?

• south and west
• north and east
• north and south

All of the following can be picked up by a magnet EXCEPT:

• aluminum
• cobalt
• nickel
• iron

If I were to try to connect the North pole of one magnet to the North pole of another magnet, the two poles would:

• attract
• repel
• neither

If I were to try to connect the North pole of one magnet to the South pole of another magnet, the two poles would:

• attract
• repel
• neither

If I split a magnet in half, I end up with only  a North pole on one magnet and a South pole of the other.

• True
• False

Where is the force of attraction the strongest on a magnet?

• at the poles
• in the middle
• above the magnet
• below the magnet

Which object would a magnet attract?

• a glass bottle
• a piece of paper
• a metal paper clip
  compass
• a rubber eraser
  magnetic field

What happens when two bar magnets repel each other?

• The poles of the magnets pull toward each other.
• The poles of the magnets push away from each other.
• The centers of the magnets pull toward each other.
• The centers o the magnets push away from each other.