Physics: Magnetism
Test Quiz
1. The magnetic force of a material comes from the spinning of what atomic particle?
a. Proton
b. Nucleus
c. Neutron
d. Electron
e. Photon
2. What happens if you hold the north poles of two different magnets close to each other?
a. They will attract each other
b. They will repel each other
c. They will grow very hot
d. Nothing will happen
e.
3. What happens if you hold the south pole of one magnet close to the north pole of another magnet?
a. They will attract each other
b. They will repel each other
c. They will grow very hot
d. Nothing will happen
e.
4. What is the main element used to create a magnet?
a. Carbon
b. Gold
c. Magnesium
d. Oxygen
e. Iron
5. What creates the protective magnetic field around the Earth?
a. Volcanoes
b. The movement of the ocean
c. The Earth's core
d. The Moon
e. Photons from the Sun
6. What does the Earth's magnetic field protect us from?
a. The Moon crashing into the Earth
b. Solar winds and radiation from the Sun
c. The atmosphere from escaping into space
d. Meteorites
e. Nothing
7. True or False: Compasses point north because the Earth is basically a giant magnet.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
8. Powerful magnets can be created by wrapping a wire around iron and running _____ through the wire.
a. Heat
b. Water
c. Cold
d. Electricity
e. None of the Above
9. In magnetic materials, all the electrons are spinning in ______ .
a. Opposite directions
b. The same direction
c. Random directions
d.
e.
10. True or False: Some animals use the Earth's magnetic field to find the right direction when migrating.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
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