20 questions
Magnetism is a force of ____________________________ that occurs between two _____________ objects.
attraction or repulsion, magnetic
external or internal, magnetic
external or repulsion, electronic
attraction or internal, electronic
A magnetic field is a field of force that is produced by moving ________ charges.
northern
positive
gravitational
electric
The magnetic ____________ around a bar magnet is shown above.
legs
flowers
field
direction
The Earth produces its own ________ field.
spectrum
electric
magnetic
progressive
A compass points toward the south pole of Earth's magnetic field, located near the Earth's geographical ________.
north
south
east
west
In magnetic materials, all of the ________ are pointing in the same direction.
doors
electrons
domains
orbits
A permanent magnet is a material that produces a ___________________ field without any ___________________ magnetic field being present.
electronic, internal
magnetic, internal
magnetic, external
electronic, external
Permanent magnets can be demagnetized by ___________________ them past the Curie point (approximately 1,060 °F).
heating
freezing
shaking
solidifying
Every magnet has both a _________ pole and a __________ pole.
North, South
East, West
Positive, Negative
Positive, South
Certain materials respond to magnetic fields by becoming ______________ themselves. ____________ is one of these materials.
magnetic, Plastic
electronic, Iron
magnetic, Iron
electronic, Plastic
Some objects that normally aren't magnetic can become magnetized when connected to a circuit. Items that are magnetized in this way are called ________.
electromagnets
electrons
electrochromic devices
permanent magnets
Probably the most useful thing about electromagnets is that they can be turned ________ and ________.
on, off
positive, negative
north, south
on, negative
If two magnets are close together, the magnetic force will be ________.
smelly
weak
strong
positive
If two magnets are placed so that a north pole and a south pole are facing each other, they will _____________ each other.
date
spin
repel
attract
If two magnets are placed so that two ____________ poles or two ____________ poles are facing each other, they will repel each other.
North, South
external, internal
positive, negative
North, West
Although magnetic fields are _____________, one common way that people investigate them is to use ________ filings.
invisible, iron
touchable, iron
invisible, plastic
touchable, plastic
By sprinkling iron filings in a magnetic field on a flat surface, it is possible to see the __________ of a magnetic field.
shape
distance
mass
temperature
The image above shows how iron filings respond to magnetic fields generated by two magnets with ____________ poles facing each other.
opposite
like
positive
negative
The image above shows how iron filings respond to magnetic fields generated by two magnets with ____________ poles facing each other.
like
opposite
positive
negative
A horseshoe magnet will generate a magnetic field similar in shape to that of two ________ poles brought near each other.
like
opposite
positive
negative