
Magnetism
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- Q1Which vocabulary word is the force of attraction or repulsion due to electron arrangement?Current ElectricityStatic ElectricityElectromagnetismMagnetism120s
- Q2Where are the magnetic forces on a magnet the strongest?On the north sideIn the centerOn the south sideAt the poles120s
- Q3What are the magnetic poles named?East and WestUp and DownLeft and RightNorth and South120s
- Q4What do unlike magnetic poles do when brought together?AttractRepel120s
- Q5What do like magnetic poles do when brought together?AttractRepel120s
- Q6Which answer below is a natural magnet?Soft IronAlnicoCompass NeedleLodestone120s
- Q7Which metals are a permanent alnico magnet made of?silver, gold, and platinumaluminum, nickle, and cobalttin, iron and lithiumaluminum, nitrogen, and carbon120s
- Q8Where is Earth's magnetosphere the strongest?At the equatorAt the tropic of capricornAt the tropic of cancerAt the poles120s
- Q9What is the source of Earth's magnetic field?It's atmosphereIt's natural electricityIt's iron and nickel coreIt's people120s
- Q10The magnetic poles of Earth are in different locations that the geographic poles of Earth. - True or False?FalseTrue120s
- Q11What is the process by which materials can be magnetized called?MagnetosphereMagnetic DeductionMagnetic InductionMagnetization120s
- Q12Which answer below is NOT a way you can make a magnet lose its magnetic properties?heatingdroppingelectrocutinghammering120s
- Q13What kind of magnet can be made by wrapping wire around a piece of iron and sending an electric current through the wire?A permanent magnetAn electromagnetLodestoneUse Magnetite120s
- Q14Which answer below is NOT a way you can strengthen an electromagnet?Increase the number of loops of wireIncrease currentIncrease voltageDecrease the size of the iron120s
- Q15What energy transformation takes place in an electric motor?mechanical energy -> electrical energyelectrical energy -> mechanical energy120s