Magnets

Question 1

Attract means

Answer 1

Force that pulls objects together

Question 2

A contact force is

Answer 2

The force which occurs when two objects are touching

Question 3

Force means

Answer 3

The push or pull on an object

Question 4

What is friction?

Answer 4

Force which acts when two surfaces try to move past each other

Question 5

What is a magnet?

Answer 5

An object which produces a magnetic field

Question 6

What is a magnetic field?

Answer 6

An area in which an invisible force will act

Question 7

What does mangetic mean?

Answer 7

Attracted to a magnet

Question 8

What is magnetism?

Answer 8

Non-contact force which makes magnetic objects attract or repel

Question 9

What does non-contact force mean?

Answer 9

A force that acts even when two objects are not touching

Question 10

What are the poles?

Answer 10

North and South poles that are found at different ends of a magnet

Question 11

What does repel mean?

Answer 11

A force that pushes objects away

Question 12

What are the 4 compass points?

Answer 12

North, East, South, West

Question 13

Name 3 magnetic materials

Answer 13

iron, nickel, steel

Question 14

Name 4 non-magnetic materials

Answer 14

Wood, plastic, brass, copper

Question 15

True or false, opposite poles repel?

Answer 15

FALSE

Question 16

True or false, friction can slow down a moving object?

Answer 16

TRUE

Question 17

Forces on an object can do what?

Answer 17

Speed it up, slow it down, change its shape