Unit 7 Lesson 4

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Lesson Quiz
Magnets and Magnetism
Choose the letter of the best answer.
1. Which of the following best describes a 4. Examine the properties of the three magnets in
magnetic field? the chart below:

A. a measure of the length of a magnet Magnet A Magnet B Magnet C

B. the force that pushes two magnets away from made of made of soft made of
each other alnico iron aluminum

C. an invisible region that surrounds the north is not easily is is not

pole of a magnet magnetized, magnetized magnetized
but retains easily by an
D. a region around a magnet in which you can its magnetic electric
measure magnetic forces properties current
for a long
2. Sometimes the north and south poles of atoms in
time
a material will line up. What is the term for the
region where this occurs? has a north has a north does not
and south and south have a
A. a domain
pole pole north or
B. ferromagnetic south pole
C. magnetic field
D. magnetic pole Which of these magnets is most likely a
permanent magnet?
3. Amanda is holding a compass and notices that A. Magnet A
the north pole of the compass points towards the
north pole of Earth. She is confused because she B. Magnet B
knows from her science classes that the north C. Magnet C
poles of two magnets will repel each other. How D. Magnets A, B, and C
can she explain this phenomenon?
A. The geographic north pole of Earth is 5. Which of the following determines whether or
actually near Earth’s magnetic south pole. not a material is magnetic?

B. The north pole of the compass was probably A. the density of the material
pushed in the wrong direction by a nearby B. the weight of the material on Earth
magnet. C. the alignment of atoms in the material
C. Earth’s magnetic poles may have reversed D. the number of elements that make up the
positions while Amanda was observing the material
compass.
D. Earth’s poles are not strong enough to attract
any handheld magnets, so it was probably a
coincidence that the compass pointed towards
the north pole.

Lesson Quiz 186 Unit 7 • Assessment Guide

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