1. Magnets Review

2. What is the space in which a magnet can work called?
Answer: magnetic field

3. Answer: iron and steel; aluminum, copper, silver, gold
Name 2 metals a magnet can attract. Name 2 metals a magnet doesn’t attract.
Answer: iron and steel; aluminum, copper, silver, gold

4. What is a magnetized needle that is free to turn called?
Answer: compass

5. Magnetism is a type of ____________.
Answer: force

6. How can you make a magnet. What type of magnet will it be
How can you make a magnet? What type of magnet will it be? Think about the experiment we did in class.
Answer: rub (stroke) a magnet against a nail and it will be a temporary magnet

7. What are patterns that show the size and shape of a magnetic field called?
Answer: lines of force

8. Answer: box to the left is repelling, box to the right is attracting
Which box is an example of magnets attracting and which box is an example of repelling?
Answer: box to the left is repelling, box to the right is attracting

9. Name a rock that is naturally magnetic.
Answer: lodestone; made of magnetite

10. A magnet’s property of attracting iron or steel is called?
Answer: magnetism

11. A north pole will ______________ another north pole.
Answer: repel

12. Why is Earth considered a magnet?
Answer: Earth’s inner core is iron causing the Earth to have a magnetic north pole and a magnetic south pole.

13. Do all magnets have the same strength? Explain why or why not.
Answer: No, some are temporary and some are permanent. The are different sizes and strengths. Also, magnets weaken with age.