© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 1 Magnets and Electromagnets
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 2 Q1. Name something that can separate iron filings from sand.
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 3 A1. A magnet
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 4 Q2. What do you call a magnet that can be turned on and off?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 5 A2. An electromagnet
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 6 Q3. Which pole of a bar magnet points towards the earth's Arctic magnetic pole?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 7 A3. The north pole
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 8 Q4. Which pole of a bar magnet points towards the earth's Antarctic magnetic pole?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 9 A4. The south pole
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 10 Q5. What type of magnet remains indefinitely (for ever)?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 11 A5. A permanent magnet
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 12 Q6. What do we call a wire wound into a spiral of loops?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 13 A6. A coil
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 14 Q7. What do we call a coil of wire used as an electromagnet?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 15 A7. A solenoid
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 16 Q8. Name a device that uses a magnet to show directions north and south.
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 17 A8. A compass
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 18 Q9. Name a sound generator that uses an electromagnet and a chime.
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 19 A9. An electric bell
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 20 Q10. What do we call an electrical switch operated by an electromagnet?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 21 A10. A relay
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 22 Q11. Where do old cars and other waste metals ends up?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 23 A11. A scrapyard
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 24 Q12. What word means to use again? (Think environmentally friendly)
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 25 A12. To recycle
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 26 Q13. What is the central part of a transformer or electromagnet, usually made of iron, called?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 27 A13. The core
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 28 Q14. What fills the volume surrounding a magnet, often represented by a pattern of lines?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 29 A14. A magnetic field
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 30 Q15. What do we call the movement of electric charge in a complete circuit?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 31 A15. An electric current
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 32 Q16. What is the most common magnetic element?
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 33 A16. Iron
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 34 Q16. Name one of the magnetic data storage devices in a computer.
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 35 A16. The hard disk The floppy disk
© NTScience.co.uk 2005KS3 Unit 8j – Magnets and Electromagnets 36 Well Done! Now check your score