Class 6 Science Worksheets

Chapter 13 – Fun with Magnets

Worksheet – 1

Questions:

Q1: How many poles does a magnet have?

Q2: At which point of a bar magnet does the magnetic strength is maximum?

Q3: Name a device which helps us to find the direction.

Q4: List a method by which a magnet can lose its magnetism.

Q5: Name two materials which a magnet can attract

Q6: What is a natural magnet. Give an example?

Q7: What happens if the South poles of two magnets are brought close to each other?

Q8: How an iron bar can be magnetized using a bar magnet?

Q9: List two properties of a bar magnet.

Q10: What is the difference between a natural and an artificial magnet?

Answers:

Answer 1: Two.

Answer 2: Poles

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Answer 3: Magnetic compass.

Answer 4: A magnet loses its magnetism if it is hammered, heated or dropped from a height.

Answer 5: Iron and nickel can be attracted by a magnet.

Answer 6: A natural magnet naturally occurs in nature. Lodestone is an example of a natural magnet.

Answer 7: The magnets repel each other. As the same poles repel each other.

Answer 8: To magnetise an iron bar, one of the poles of the bar magnet is placed near the edge of
the iron bar. The bar magnet is then moved along the length of the iron bar without lifting till it
reaches the end. Then the magnet is lifted and brought to its initial position. The pole and the
direction of movements of the bar magnet should remain same in this process. This process is
repeated several times and ultimately the iron gains magnetic properties.

Answer 9: The properties of the magnet are as follows:

i. A bar magnet attracts magnetic materials, such as iron, nickel, and cobalt, towards itself.

ii. A freely suspended bar magnet always aligns along the North−South direction.

Answer 10: Natural magnets are the magnets that are found in nature. One example of natural
magnet is magnetite. The magnets that are made of pieces of iron artificially are called artificial
magnets. Horse-shoe magnet is an example of an artificial magnet.

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