Magnetic Forces Worksheet

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📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. Which statement best describes a magnetic force?

A push that needs to touch an object

A force that can attract or repel at a distance

A force that only attracts

A force that only repels

2. Two bar magnets are brought close with the same poles facing each other (north to north). What happens?

The magnets attract strongly

The magnets repel each other

The magnets stop being magnetic

The magnets magically swap poles

3. Check all materials that are usually attracted to a magnet:

Iron nail

Aluminium foil

Copper coin

Paper clip

Plastic button

4. If you cut a bar magnet in half, what will you get?

Two pieces that are no longer magnetic

Two pieces each with a north and a south pole

One piece with only a north pole and one with only a south pole

A magnet and a piece of metal

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Activity

5. Match each term on the left with the best description on the right. Draw lines across the middle.

A. Magnet

B. Attract

C. Repel

D. Pole

1. Pulls objects together

2. A place on a magnet where force is strongest

3. Pushes objects away

4. An object that produces magnetic force

6. In one sentence, explain what a magnetic force is:

7. Prediction: You place a magnet under a sheet of cardboard and bring it close to a paper clip on top. Will the paper clip move? Explain your prediction in one or two sentences:

8. Draw: On the diagram box below, sketch a bar magnet and draw simple magnetic field lines showing direction from north to south. Label the poles N and S.