Quick Questions About Magnets and Their Uses (Grade 1)

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🧲 Magnets attract certain metals like iron and nickel.
• 🧭 Magnets have two ends called poles: a north pole and a south pole.
• ⬆️ Opposite poles (north and south) attract each other.
• ⬇️ Like poles (north and north, or south and south) repel each other.
• 📍 Magnets are used in many things, such as refrigerator magnets, compasses, and even some toys!
• 💡 Magnets can make things move without touching them!

Practice Quiz

1. Which of these materials is a magnet most likely to attract?
   1. Wood
   2. Iron
   3. Plastic
2. What are the two ends of a magnet called?
   1. Top and Bottom
   2. North and South Poles
   3. Left and Right Sides
3. What happens when you bring two north poles of magnets together?
   1. They attract
   2. They repel
   3. Nothing happens
4. A compass uses a magnet to find which direction?
   1. East
   2. North
   3. West
5. Which of these uses magnets?
   1. A wooden spoon
   2. A refrigerator door
   3. A paper clip
6. What will happen if you try to stick the south pole of one magnet to the south pole of another magnet?
   1. They will stick together.
   2. They will push away from each other.
   3. They won't do anything.
7. Magnets are used in MRI machines at the hospital. What does MRI stand for?
   1. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
   2. Magnetic Revolution Item
   3. Major Rotation Interaction