Question 1
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Which statement about a magnet is correct?
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A A magnet attracts a gold rod.
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B A magnet does not attract a plastic rod.
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C A magnet never repels another magnet.
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D A magnet sometimes repels an unmagnetised nickel rod.
Question 2
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A student wishes to make a permanent magnet. She has an iron rod and a steel rod.
Which rod should she use to make the permanent magnet, and is this rod a hard magnetic material or a soft magnetic material?
Question 3
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Two nickel bars are placed close to the N-pole of a bar magnet. The nickel bars become magnetised.
Which row in the table states the pole induced at P, the pole induced at Q, and the type of magnetic force between P and Q?
Question 4
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A student wishes to make a permanent magnet. She has an iron rod and a steel rod.
Which rod should she use to make the permanent magnet, and is this rod a hard magnetic material or a soft magnetic material?
Question 5
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Which statement about magnetism is correct?
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A An unmagnetised iron bar becomes magnetised when it is placed near a magnet.
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B An unmagnetised steel bar can be magnetised by passing a current through it.
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C The direction of magnetic field lines is from an S-pole to an N-pole.
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D The N-poles of two magnets attract each other.
Question 6
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In which pair are both materials magnetic?
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A aluminium and copper
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B copper and iron
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C iron and steel
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D steel and aluminium
Question 7
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The diagram shows the magnetic field around two bar magnets.
Which diagram below correctly shows the poles of the magnets?
Question 8
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The diagram shows apparatus that can be used to make a magnet.
Which metal and which power supply are used to make a permanent magnet?
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A metal = iron; power supply = 6 V a.c.
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B metal = iron; power supply = 6 V a.c.
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C metal = steel; power supply = 6 V a.c.
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D metal = steel; power supply = 6 V d.c.
Question 9
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A wire perpendicular to the page carries an electric current in a direction out of
the page. There are four compasses near the wire.
Which compass shows the direction of the magnetic field caused by the current?
Question 10
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Which group contains only non-ferrous metals?
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A aluminium, brass, iron
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B brass, copper, lead
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C copper, iron, steel
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D copper, lead, steel
Question 11
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An electromagnet with a soft-iron core is connected to a battery and an open
switch. The soft-iron core is just above some small soft-iron nails.
The switch is now closed, left closed for a few seconds, and then opened.
What do the soft-iron nails do as the switch is closed, and what do they do when the switch is then opened?
Question 12
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Which action will demagnetise a magnetised piece of steel?
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A Cool it in a freezer for several hours.
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B Hit it repeatedly with a hammer.
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C Put it in a coil carrying a direct current (d.c.).
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D Put it near an unmagnetised piece of iron.
Question 13
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A student investigates the force on a bar magnet placed near a current-carrying coil. She carries out three different experiments.
In experiment 1, the magnet is attracted to the coil.
Which row shows what happens in the other two experiments?
Question 14
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Three cores of different metals, P, Q and R, are placed inside identical coils of wire. At least one of the metals is non-ferrous. The cores are held above some iron nails.
Which choice correctly identifies whether the core metals are ferrous or non-ferrous?
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A ferrous = P; non-ferrous = Q and R
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B ferrous = P and Q; non-ferrous = R
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C ferrous = Q and R; non-ferrous = P
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D ferrous = R; non-ferrous = P and Q
Question 15
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Which choice correctly states whether each metal is ferrous or non-ferrous?
Question 16
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Which procedure may be used to demagnetise a steel bar?
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A cooling it in a freezer for several hours
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B earthing it with a copper wire for several seconds
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C removing it slowly from a coil carrying an alternating current (a.c.)
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D rubbing it in one direction with a woollen cloth
Question 17
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Which statement about a permanent bar magnet is correct?
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A It is made from a soft magnetic material.
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B It repels a non-magnetic material.
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C Its field lines cross each other where the magnetic field is strong.
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D Its N-pole repels the N-pole of another magnet.
Question 18
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The diagram shows two magnets and two iron rods placed in a line.
Which magnetic poles are induced at the ends J and K of the iron rods?
Question 19
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Two iron nails hang from a bar magnet.
Which diagram shows the magnetic poles induced in the nails?
Question 20
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The ends of three metal rods are tested by holding end Q of rod 1 close to the others in turn.
The results are as follows.
End Q: attracts end R,
attracts end S,
attracts end T,
repels end U.
Which of the metal rods is a magnet?
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A rod 1 only
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B rod 1 and rod 2
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C rod 1 and rod 3
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D rod 3 only