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 1. Which of these is a magnetic material?

  • A. Iron
  • B. Glass
  • C. Plastic
  • D. Copper

2. The table shows how 2 different poles of magnets attract or repel. Which row is correct?

North and North pole North and South pole
A
attract attract
B
attract repel
C
repel attract
D
repel repel

3. Here are three statements about magnets:

  • I. Magnets can be made using any metal.
  • II. Magnets produce forces on other magnets.
  • III. Magnetic field lines are drawn with arrows pointing from north to south.
 

Which of these statments are true?

  • A. II only.
  • B. I and II.
  • C. II and III.
  • D. I and III.

4. What do magnetic field lines show?

  • A. The direction the south pole of a compass would point.
  • B. The direction the north pole of a compass would point.
  • C. The direction of force on a positive charge.
  • D. The direction of force on a negative charge.

5. Some substances can be magnetised, and hold on to their magnetism for many many years.

This kind of magnet is called....

  • A. a permanent magnet.
  • B. a solid magnet.
  • C. a soft magnet.
  • D. an induced magnet.

6. Magnetic compasses point North. This shows that..

  • A. the Earth has a magnetic field.
  • B. the Earth is spinning.
  • C. the Sun has a magnetic field.
  • D. the Earth has a electric field.
7. An experiment is performed on 3 metals as shown below. A bar magnet is used to try to pick up a steel block, a copper block and another small bar magnet.  

magnet experiment

Which row in this results table correctly shows the 3 results?

1. Steel 2. Copper 3. South Pole
A
attract no effect attract
B
no effect attract repel
C
attract no effect repel
D
attract attract repel

8. In test 3 above, it was noticed that the distance between the 2 magnets made a big difference. Which of the statements below best describes this conclusion?

  • A. If the distance between magnets is increased, the force gets stronger.
  • B. If the distance between magnets is increased, the force gets weaker.
  • C. If the force is increased, the distance gets bigger.
  • D. If the force is increased, the distance gets smaller.

9. At which point on this diagram (labelled A to D) is the magnetic field strongest?

4 locations around a bar magnet

10. Maggie has a go at drawing the field lines around a bar magnet. However she has got some of the arrow directions the wrong way round.

magnetic field lines with some incorrect

Which colour arrows are pointing the wrong way?

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Question 1:

The answer is A. Iron because iron is a ferromagnetic material, meaning it is strongly attracted to magnets and can be magnetized itself. The other materials (glass, plastic, and copper) are not magnetic under normal conditions.


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Question 2:

The correct row is C:


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Question 3:

Let’s check each statement:

I. Magnets can be made using any metal.
False — only certain metals (iron, nickel, cobalt, and some alloys) are ferromagnetic; most metals (e.g., copper, aluminum) cannot be made into permanent magnets.

II. Magnets produce forces on other magnets.
True — magnetic forces act between magnets.

III. Magnetic field lines are drawn with arrows pointing from north to south.
True — by convention, magnetic field lines go from the north pole to the south pole outside the magnet.

So II and III are true.

That means the correct answer is C. II and III.


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Question 4:

Magnetic field lines show the direction of the magnetic force that would act on the north pole of a compass needle (or a hypothetical isolated north pole).

That means the correct answer is:

B. The direction the north pole of a compass would point.


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Question 5:

The correct answer is A. a permanent magnet.

Permanent magnets are made from materials (like steel) that retain their magnetism for a long time after being magnetized.


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Question 6:

The correct answer is A. the Earth has a magnetic field.

Magnetic compasses align with the Earth's magnetic field, with the north pole of the compass pointing toward the geographic North Pole (which is near the Earth’s magnetic south pole, magnetically speaking).


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Question 7:

The correct row showing the three results is C.

Reasoning:

1. Steel: Steel is a ferromagnetic material, meaning it is attracted to magnets. Therefore, the result is attract.

2. Copper: Copper is a non-magnetic metal. It will not be picked up or moved by a permanent bar magnet. Therefore, the result is no effect.

3. South Pole: In the diagram, the South (S) pole of the upper magnet is brought near the South (S) pole of the lower magnet. Since like poles repel, the result is repel.


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Question 8:

The best description of the relationship between distance and magnetic force is:

B. If the distance between magnets is increased, the force gets weaker.

Magnetic force decreases as distance increases — it follows an inverse-square-like relationship for dipoles.


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Question 9: A magnetic field around a bar magnet is strongest where the field lines are close together. This occurs close to the ends of the magnets, shown by letter D.


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Question 10:

Magnetic field lines - by convention - are always directed away from north poles and towards south poles. From this definition, both green and blue lines are in the wrong direction.


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