When you squash a spring down with your hand, you feel:
An upward push on your hand
A downward push on your hand
No push or pull at all
None of these
Which of these metals are attracted to a magnet?
Iron
Nickel
Cobalt
All of these
Which of these objects would be attracted to a magnet?
A leather purse
A steel key
A wooden ruler
Charcoal
If you hang a magnet so it is free to swing and turn, what have you created?
Flux capacitor
Compass
Watch
Nothing
Which pole of a magnet in a compass points north?
Neutral pole
South Pole
North Pole
Magnet A can hold three steel paperclips; Magnet B can hold five. Which is the strongest?
Magnet A
Magnet B
They are both equally strong
How can an electromagnet be made stronger?
Add an iron core.
Increase the voltage.
Add more coils of wire.
Why will a magnet not attract pieces of paper?
Because paper is not magnetic
Because paper is not sticky
Because paper is not strong
If I bring a North and South Pole together which word or phrase best describes what happens?
Attraction
Reaction
Repulsion
Brownian motion
Which two metals will be attracted by a magnet?
Iron and steel
Gold and silver
Aluminium and lead
