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Forces — Magnets
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- 1.
Which of the following materials is attracted to a magnet?
(a) Iron nail(b) Plastic ruler(c) Aluminium foil(d) Wooden stick
- 2.
Every magnet has two poles. What are they called?
(a) North pole and South pole(b) Positive pole and Negative pole(c) East pole and West pole(d) Top pole and Bottom pole
- 3.
What happens when the North pole of one magnet is brought near the North pole of another?
(a) They repel (push away from each other)(b) They attract (pull towards each other)(c) Nothing happens(d) They become one magnet
- 4.
Which of the following is a permanent magnet?
(a) A bar magnet(b) A nail that is touching a magnet(c) A coil of wire carrying current(d) An iron filing attracted to a magnet
- 5.
A compass needle always points towards the Earth's magnetic North. What does this tell us about the Earth?
(a) The Earth behaves like a giant magnet(b) The Earth is made of steel(c) The North pole is the coldest place(d) The Earth has a positive electric charge at the North pole
- 6.
Which of the following is NOT attracted to a magnet?
(a) Copper coin(b) Steel paper clip(c) Iron nail(d) Nickel
- 7.
A student strokes a steel nail with a bar magnet in ONE direction repeatedly. What happens to the nail?
(a) The nail becomes a temporary magnet(b) The nail becomes a permanent magnet that lasts forever(c) The nail loses all metal properties(d) Nothing happens to the nail
- 8.
Magnets can attract objects through some materials. Which of the following can a magnet attract through?
(a) A sheet of paper(b) A thick steel plate(c) A lead block(d) A copper sheet
- 9.
Name ONE use of magnets in everyday life.
Answer: ____________________________________
- 10.
Two bar magnets are placed with N facing S. What will happen?
(a) They will attract each other(b) They will repel each other(c) Nothing will happen(d) They will both lose their magnetism
Answer key — P3 Science: Forces — Magnets
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- 1.(a) Iron nail
- 2.(a) North pole and South pole
- 3.(a) They repel (push away from each other)
- 4.(a) A bar magnet
- 5.(a) The Earth behaves like a giant magnet
- 6.(a) Copper coin
- 7.(a) The nail becomes a temporary magnet
- 8.(a) A sheet of paper
- 9.Compass
- 10.(a) They will attract each other
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