Science · Forces and motion
Magnets Quiz
Poles, attract and repel, what magnets pick up and how compasses work.
- 🎓 Grades 2–3
- 🧪 Science
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What are the two ends of a magnet called?
- A Left and right
- B Top and bottom
- C Hot and cold
- D North and south poles
What happens when two north poles are put close together?
- A They glow
- B They pull together (attract)
- C They push apart (repel)
- D They melt
What happens when a north pole and a south pole are put together?
- A Nothing happens
- B They attract
- C They spin
- D They repel
Which object will a magnet pick up?
- A A rubber band
- B A plastic cup
- C A wooden spoon
- D An iron nail
Which object will a magnet NOT pick up?
- A A steel paper clip
- B A steel nail
- C An aluminum can
- D An iron key
Which metal is strongly attracted to magnets?
- A Iron
- B Copper
- C Gold
- D Aluminum
Where is a magnet's pull the strongest?
- A In the middle
- B Nowhere
- C At its poles
- D Only on the paint
What is the area around a magnet where its force acts called?
- A Magnetic field
- B Force line
- C Gravity zone
- D Circuit
What tool uses a magnetic needle to show direction?
- A Thermometer
- B Scale
- C Ruler
- D Compass
Which way does a compass needle point?
- A North
- B East
- C Toward the sun
- D Down
Can a magnet's force pass through paper?
- A No
- B Yes
Can a magnet attract something without touching it?
- A Yes
- B No
What happens if you cut a bar magnet in half?
- A The magnet stops working forever
- B One half is only north
- C Each half becomes a two-pole magnet
- D It turns into iron dust
Which planet acts like a giant magnet that a compass uses?
- A Earth
- B Mars
- C The moon
- D The sun
A magnet made by running electricity through a wire coil is an…
- A Compass
- B Iron cloud
- C Battery
- D Electromagnet
How can magnets help sort recycling?
- A They pull out paper
- B They pull out glass
- C They pull out plastic
- D They pull out steel cans
Which is a common use of magnets at home?
- A Holding notes on a refrigerator
- B Brushing teeth
- C Watering plants
- D Cooking soup
Which material is NOT magnetic?
- A Nickel
- B Steel
- C Iron
- D Glass
Two magnets push apart. What can you say about the poles facing each other?
- A They are not magnets
- B They are the same pole
- C One is broken
- D They are opposite poles
What kind of force is magnetism?
- A A non-contact force
- B A force that needs touching
- C A kind of light
- D A sound force
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