Magnet Vocabulary

The ancient Greeks found some metallic rocks that attracted other metallic objects. They called them lodestones. A lodestone is an example of

• a north pole

• a natural magnet

• a man-made magnet

• a non-metallic magnet

Which of the following objects has polarity?

• the Earth, which has magnetic north and south poles

• the city of Chicago, which has a North and South side

• a map of the country, which has a compass pointing north

• an unmagnetized block of metal, which has a top and a bottom

Magnetic attraction is a property that makes two magnets stick together. It occurs when

• a magnet is near a nonmagnetic object.

• two magnets’ south poles are near each other.

• opposite poles of two magnets are near each other.

• a natural magnet and a man-made magnet are near each other.

The end of the magnet that attracts the south pole and repels the north pole

• north pole

• south pole

Which of the following items is NOT attracted to a magnet?

• paper clip

• iron nail

• rubber band

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A rock or a piece of metal that can pull certain types of metal toward itself.

• Limestone

• Coal

• Aluminum

• Magnet

The area around a magnet is called the .....

• attraction zone

• work area

• magnetic field

• hot zone

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Iron, nickel and cobalt are all __________________ materials.

• shiny

• poles

• magnetic

• cold

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What are the north and south ends of a magnet  called?

• borders

• tips

• caps

• poles

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A magnet created by wrapping a conductive wire around a magnetic core then connected to an electrical current creating a magnetic field is called a(n)

• attraction

• repel

• electromagnet

• strength

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