Review for Science Test: Chapter 12

  1.  Places where the pull of a magnet is strongest are called ________. (poles)

2.  A magnet will pull, or ________, iron. (attract)

3.  The area around a magnet where its force pulls is called a ________. (magnetic field)

4.  The same poles of two different magnets push away from each other or ______. (repel)

5.  You can figure out which direction you are facing with a ______. (compass)

6.  Which object will a magnet attract? Pencil, paper clip, shirt, milk carton (paper clip)

7.  Which sentence is true? (All magnets have two poles)

8.  Which magnet has the strongest force? (A magnet that is close to an iron object)

9.  What does a compass needle point to? (Earth's North Pole)

10.  Name two ways that you use magnets. (Attach items to a refrigerator door, to lift items, and as parts of a game)

11.  How is Earth like a giant magnet? (Earth has a north pole, a south pole, and a magnetic field)

12.   Name two objects that are attracted to a magnet. (Pins, nails, paper clips, or other objects made with iron)

13.    Draw a picture of two magnets that are attracted to each other.  Label the north pole and south pole of each magnet.

14.    Draw a picture of two magnets that repel each other.  Label the north pole and south pole of each magnet.