Magnets and Magnetic Fields

Question 1

What happens when the north poles of two magnets are brought close to one another?

Answer 1

The north poles of the magnets repel one another, because like poles repel.

Question 2

True or false? Magnetic field lines always go from south to north.

Answer 2

False

Magnetic field lines always go from north to south

Question 3

Magnetic field lines can be drawn to show the magnetic field of a bar magnet. At which points will the lines be closest together?

Answer 3

The magnetic field lines of a bar magnet are closest together at the poles. This shows that the magnetic field is strongest there.

Question 4

When compasses are not near magnets, they all point north, why?

Answer 4

The Earth generates a magnetic field. The bar magnets inside the compass line up with it

Question 5

Describe the magnetic field that is created between the north and south poles of two bar magnets when they are placed near each other.

Answer 5

A uniform magnetic field is created, which is the same strength and acts in the same direction everywhere between the poles. The field lines point from north to south.