Lesson 6.7.1.1

6.7.1.1 Poles of a magnet Quiz: AQA Combined Science, Unit 24

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Lesson 6.7.1.1, Poles of a magnet: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA GCSE Combined Science (8464), Unit 24: Magnetism and electromagnetism, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What happens when two like magnetic poles are brought together?

    • Repel
    • Vibrate
    • Neutralise
    • Attract

  2. What happens when two unlike magnetic poles are brought together?

    • Attract
    • Repel
    • Cancel out
    • Rotate

  3. Attraction and repulsion between two magnetic poles are examples of:

    • Friction forces
    • Contact forces
    • Non-contact forces
    • Gravitational contact forces

  4. What does a permanent magnet produce around itself?

    • Thermal radiation
    • Magnetic field
    • Electric charge
    • Gravitational field

  5. What is a material called when it becomes magnetised in a magnetic field?

    • Synthetic magnet
    • Permanent magnet
    • Induced magnet
    • Isolated magnet

  6. What type of force does induced magnetism always cause?

    • Repulsion
    • Attraction
    • Tension
    • Friction

  7. What happens when an induced magnet is removed from a magnetic field?

    • Retains magnetism forever
    • Melts instantly
    • Becomes negatively charged
    • Loses magnetism quickly

  8. What happens when a permanent magnet is removed from a magnetic field?

    • Loses its magnetism
    • Reverses its poles
    • Keeps its magnetism
    • Becomes an insulator

  9. Where on a magnet are the magnetic forces strongest?

    • The centre
    • The neutral line
    • The poles
    • The exact middle

  10. Two north poles of bar magnets are brought close together. They will:

    • Stick permanently
    • Stay still regardless
    • Attract
    • Repel

  11. What happens when an unmagnetised paperclip touches a strong magnet?

    • Conducts electricity
    • Becomes induced magnet
    • Loses all mass
    • Emits gamma rays

  12. Why does a steel nail fall off a magnet when moved far away?

    • Gains permanent charge
    • Reverses its poles
    • Melts from friction
    • Loses induced magnetism

  13. Which combination of magnetic poles will attract each other?

    • Like poles
    • South and south
    • North and south
    • North and north

  14. Where on a bar magnet is the magnetic force strongest?

    • Along its underside
    • Near its poles
    • Inside the metal
    • At its centre

  15. What type of force is always produced by induced magnetism?

    • Always attraction
    • Sometimes friction
    • Always repulsion
    • Zero force

  16. What defines a non-contact force between two magnets?

    • Zero magnetic pull
    • Direct collision
    • Constant friction
    • No physical contact

  17. Which item acts as an induced magnet?

    • Plastic ruler
    • Copper wire loop
    • Nail near a magnet
    • Isolated bar magnet

  18. When one magnet's pole is reversed so that unlike poles face each other, the force becomes:

    • Zero
    • Attractive
    • Unchanged
    • A larger repulsion

  19. Which of these is classified as a contact force?

    • Gravitational force
    • Magnetic force
    • Electrostatic force
    • Friction

  20. What is formed when you cut a bar magnet in half?

    • One isolated pole
    • Two new magnets
    • Unmagnetised scrap
    • Electrostatic charge

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