Magnet Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 455 · 40 questions

What you do (Iron sticks): 1. Put all the test objects on a tray. 2. Guess “magnetic” or “non-magnetic” for each and write it down. 3. Touch the magnet to each object and sort them into two groups. 4. Store the magnets in pairs and keep small magnets away from little children.

1. 1.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
2. 2.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a periscope (c) a pulley (d) a compass
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it melts (d) it turns to wood
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too hot (d) they are too heavy
6. 6.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) in a hot oven
7. 7.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) the clip turns gold (c) nothing at all (d) the plate melts
8. 8.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
10. 10.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
12. 12.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the magnet used”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
15. 15.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) an aluminium can (c) a glass marble (d) a wooden pencil
19. 19.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) the same table
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same table (c) the same paper clip (d) the kind of paper
23. 23.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) a tray
25. 25.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
26. 26.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) in the middle (c) everywhere the same (d) at its two poles
28. 28.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
30. 30.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
32. 32.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
33. 33.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
34. 34.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
35. 35.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
36. 36.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False

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