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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 695 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. in pairs, opposite ends
  2. test objects
  3. they may swallow them
  4. at its two poles
  5. needed
  6. a balloon
  7. False
  8. non-magnetic
  9. vinegar
  10. north and south
  11. True
  12. an aluminium can
  13. non-magnetic
  14. pull together
  15. an aluminium can
  16. a rubber eraser
  17. False
  18. a paper sheet
  19. a cotton cloth
  20. not needed
  21. False
  22. False
  23. not needed
  24. a battery cell
  25. the clip moves
  26. pull together
  27. True
  28. push apart
  29. we keep it the same
  30. a compass
  31. magnetic
  32. non-magnetic
  33. south near south
  34. False
  35. we measure it
  36. we change it
  37. north near south
  38. True
  39. a sewing needle
  40. non-magnetic

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