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Magnets and Magnetism: The Invisible Pull

SheelonPhysicsScienceEnglishGrades K-5Published Aug 6, 2026

What sticks, what does not, and why? Poles, push and pull, electromagnets you can switch off, and the giant magnet you are standing on right now.

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  1. The two ends of every magnet are called its...

    Multiple Choice · 20s

    AEdges
    BCorners
    CHandles
    DPoles

  2. What happens when you bring two north poles together?

    Multiple Choice · 20s

    AThey stick tightly
    BThey push each other away
    CThey get warm
    DNothing at all

  3. Which of these will a magnet pick up?

    Multiple Choice · 20s

    AA rubber eraser
    BA wooden stick
    CA steel paper clip
    DA plastic spoon
  4. The needle inside a compass is itself a tiny magnet.True / False · 20s
  5. A compass works because Earth itself acts like a giant...Multiple Choice · 20s
  6. What do you need to build an electromagnet?Multiple Choice · 20s
  7. Why do scrapyards love electromagnets?Multiple Choice · 20s
  8. If you cut a bar magnet in half, one piece will have only a north pole.True / False · 20s
  9. Lodestone, a stone that attracts iron all by itself, is a natural form of which mineral?Multiple Choice · 20s
  10. Some very fast trains called maglev trains use strong magnets to...Multiple Choice · 20s
  11. Which metal, the main ingredient of steel, do magnets attract most famously? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
  12. Sprinkle tiny pieces of which metal filings around a magnet to see the shape of its invisible field? (one word)Type Answer · 30s

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