MAGNETISM

Read the instructions carefully. Write your answers on a ½ lengthwise paper.

Modified True or False: Write C if the statement is correct. If it is false, write the word that
makes it wrong and opposite it, write the correct word to make the statement right. (2 pts
each)

_______________ 1. Nickel and cobalt are examples of paramagnetic substances.

_______________ 2. Mercury and gold are diamagnetic materials.
_______________ 3. Magnetic forces are clusters of billions of atoms that all have magnetic
fields lined up in the same way.
_______________ 4. A magnet made of a material that keeps it magnetism is called a
temporary magnet.
_______________ 5. Magnetosphere is the region of Earth’s magnetic field that protects the
Earth from the solar winds.
_______________ 6. ALNICO is a natural magnet made of aluminum, nickel and cobalt.

Fill-in the blanks: Supply the correct word to complete the sentence.

1. A ___________ __________ is the space around a magnet in which its force affects
objects.
2-3. Magnetic field lines enter the _______ pole of a magnet and exits at the ________ pole.
4. Like poles of magnets ________each other.
5. _____________ are named such because they always point to a certain leading star
otherwise known as the lodestar.
6. Substances like iron and steel are strongly attracted to magnets. These substances are
called ________________.
7. A substance that possesses magnetic properties is a _____________.
8. __________________ is the attraction of a magnet for another object.
9. A _________ is the area of a magnet where the magnetic effect is strongest.
10. _____________ ___________ ___________ spread out from one pole, curve around a
magnet and return to the other pole.
11. A glowing region that looks like a curtain of shimmering bright light in the Earth’s poles is
called _____________.
12. Opposite poles of a magnet _____________.

Essay:

Explain how a screwdriver can be made into a magnet.