Marshall Cavendish Science Stage 4 Chapter 4 How Magnets Work

Revision Worksheet 4

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Answer all questions.

1. Can a magnet be used to separate each pair of materials? Write down

and explain your answers in the table.

Can a magnet
be used to
Materials Explanation
separate them?
(yes / no)

iron and wood

iron and steel

gold and silver

copper and steel

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2. This picture shows a stack of magnets.

magnets

(a) What type of magnets are these?

(b) (i) Label a pole of the top magnet in the picture above.

(ii) What can you do to find out whether this pole is the N-pole or
S-pole?

(c) Are the like poles or unlike poles of the stack of magnets facing
one another? Explain your answer.

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3. Two bar magnets are each hung from a string. When poles B and
C are brought near each other, they repel each other.

string

magnet

A D
B C

(a) Which of the following show the possible arrangements of poles of

A, B, C and D?

Tick (✔) the two correct answers.

Pole
Arrangement
A B C D

N-pole S-pole N-pole S-pole

S-pole N-pole N-pole S-pole

N-pole S-pole S-pole N-pole

S-pole N-pole S-pole N-pole

(b) Explain your answer in (a).

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4. Cranes use large and strong magnets to lift things in scrapyards.

(a) Which of these things can be lifted by the magnets in scrapyards?

Circle the correct answers.

steel car bodies aluminium bicycle frames

plastic lamp covers rubber tyres

copper electrical wires fabric cushions

iron bicycle wheel spokes glass car mirrors

leather seat covers

(b) Will the magnets be able to lift the things if they are far away from
the materials? Explain your answer.

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Answers to Revision Worksheet 4

1.
Can a magnet be
used to separate
Materials Explanation
them?
(yes/no)
Iron is a magnetic material but
iron and wood yes
wood is not.
Both iron and steel are magnetic
iron and steel no
materials.
Both gold and silver are non-
gold and silver no
magnetic materials.
Copper is not a magnetic material
copper and steel yes
but steel is.

2. (a) Button magnets

(b) (i)
pole

(ii) Bring the N-pole / S-pole of a bar magnet near to the pole of the button magnet.
If they attract each other, the pole of the button magnet is the S-pole / N-pole. If
they repel each other, the pole of the button magnet is the N-pole / S-pole.
(c) The unlike poles of the button magnets are facing one another. They are attracted
to one another.

3. (a)
Pole
Arrangement
A B C D
N-pole S-pole N-pole S-pole
✔ S-pole N-pole N-pole S-pole
✔ N-pole S-pole S-pole N-pole
S-pole N-pole S-pole N-pole

(b) Poles B and C repel each other. They are like poles.

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4. (a) steel car bodies

iron bicycle wheel spokes
(b) No, the magnetic force of attraction will not be strong enough to pull the magnetic
materials and lift them up.

(Note: The questions and answers in this Revision Worksheet are created by the author.)

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