Basic Magnet Facts
Common Objects
Everyday Magnets
Where are magnets?
BONUS
100
What is a magnet doing if it is pushing away from another magnet?
It is repelling
100
Are all common objects attracted to magnets?
No
100
Which is an everyday magnet, a compass or a nickel?
a compass
100
List two places magnets can be found.
Classroom, school, home, nature, city (junkyard, recycling facility)
100
All magnets have the same strength. TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
200
What is a magnet doing if it is pulling towards another magnet?
Attracting
200
Were pennies and nickels magnetic or nonmagnetic?
Nonmagnetic
200
Paper and scissors are examples of everyday magnets.
False. However, scissors are magnetic.
200
There are magnets inside of computers and cellphones. TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
200
The Earth is one giant magnet. true or false
true
300
What is the main type of metal that magnets are attracted to?
Iron
300
List two common objects from our sort that were nonmagnetic.
Pencils, nickels, pennies, sticky note, rubberband
300
______ spoons are a type of everyday magnet.
Metal
300
List 3 magnets you found in the classroom during the scavenger hunt:
Magna doodle, computers, ipad, cellphones, refrigerator, clips, erasers, smartboard, etc
300
Magnets always attract to one another. true or false
False. only when opposite poles touch.
400
What are the two ends of a magnet called? Their common name, and then the two specific names
Poles, north and south
400
How can you tell if an object is magnetic or nonmagnetic?
What it's made out of, testing it with a magnet
400
Magnets are all around us. true or false. List a magnet that is around you right now.
TRUE. (computer, smartboard, fridge, clips, etc)
400
List two places outside the home or school that magnets can be found.
rollercoaster, junkyard, train station, recycling facility, nature
400
The Earth's core is made up of mostly _______
iron
500
The lines of force surrounding a magnet
Magnetic field
500
If a common object is nonmagnetic, that means it repels magnets. TRUE OR FALSE
False. it means nothing happens to it.
500
List 3 magnets you would find in your home.
Refrigerator magnets, TV, computer, cellphone
500
What are magnets used for in a recycling facility?
To seperate metal items from nonmetal items
500
______ causes something to move
Force
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