Name a common school object that is not attracted to a magnet.
What is pencil, eraser, ruler?
100
A compass needle points in what direction?
What is north?
100
What is the name of a rock that is naturally magnetic?
What is lodestone or magnetite?
100
The area of the magnet where the force of attraction is the strongest.
What is magnetic poles?
200
Which item is attracted to a magnet?
nail, book, wood
What is a nail?
200
true or false: the earth is a giant magnet with a north pole and south pole.
What is true?
200
An object that keeps its magnetism for a long time.
What is a permanent magnet?
200
Where is the force of attraction the strongest?
What is at the poles?
300
A magnet will attract to metals like these.
What is iron, nickel, and cobalt.
300
Name an item that is attracted to a magnet.
choose one
penny, spoon, aluminum pan, nail
What is nail?
300
The center of the earth is made of this.
What is melted iron?
300
An object that loses its magnetism after a short time. In the classroom we turned scissors into this type of magnet.
What is temporary magnet?
300
If you dangle a bar magnet from a string tied around the middle, what will happen to the magnet?
What is it will be pulled toward the north, like a compass.
400
The ability of a magnet to attract metals.
What is magnetism?
400
name an item not attracted to a magnet.
choose one item.
iron pipe, bowl of cereal, steel nail, a paperclip
What is bowl of cereal?
400
the earth is surrounded by a what?
What is magnetic field?
400
True or false. The shape of a magnet affects its strength. Circle magnets are always the strongest.
What is false?
400
What is the space around a magnet where the force of the magnet can act?
What is magnetic field?
500
Name a common metal that is not attracted to a magnet.
What is aluminum or copper?
500
explain what would happen if you put a paper clip near a magnet.
What is the paper clip would be attracted to the magnet.
500
A friend tells you that you can find which direction is east because the needle of your compass will point in that direction. What is wrong with this statement?
What is a compass points north nor east?
500
A paperclip can be rubbed with a magnet. The paperclip then becomes a _____________ magnet. It can attract other metal objects like staples.
What is temporary magnet?
500
When two magnets push away from each other or repel, what can you say about the poles? The two poles are________________.