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Magnets can interact without touching.

• True
• False

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The area of magnetic force around a magnet is known as its _____________.

• magnetic field

• magnetic declination

• magnetic fan lines

• magnetic tan lines

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A ________ is a device that has a magnet on a needle that spins freely. It is used for navigation because its needle usually points north.

• calculator

• ruler

• compass

• map

Which of these magnet pairs has the MOST magnetic potential energy?

• the N/S at the top because they are close
• the S/S at the bottom because they are close
• they both have the same amount

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You know this substance is magnetized because

• all the domains have right angles
• the arrows are drawn in red
• the domains are aligned
• the domains are random

This substance is

• magnetizecd
• unmagnetized
• positively charged
• negatively charged

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Earth's magnetic field and a bar magnet attract particles to the same locations. Where are they?

• The middle
• All around the outside
• The north and south poles
• First to the middle, then to the ends

Where are the magnetic force the strongest in this picture?

• Location 1
• Location 2
• Location 3
• Location 4

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The strongest part of a magnet is...

• the bars.
• the force field.
• the poles. 
• the middle.

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Why does a compass needle point north?

• The compass is a bar magnet
• Because north is up
• Because it's magic
• It lines up with the Earth's magnetic field