GCSE Physics – Magnets

Last updated: 13/05/2020

Learning Objectives

-I can describe what happens when two like or unlike poles are placed next to each other
-I can describe that a permanent magnet also has a magnetic field
-I can recall that an induced magnet is a temporary magnet, when placed in a magnetic field
-I can recall which materials are magnetic
-I can relate the strength of the magnetic field to the proximity of the object
-I can describe the direction of a magnetic field
-I can plot a magnetic field
-I can describe how a current can produce a magnetic field

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  1. What can magnets do?

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  2. When can magnets affect each other?

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  3. What can two magnets do?

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  4. What happens when two magnets are brought close together?

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  5. What are the poles of a magnet?

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  6. How many poles do magnets have?

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  7. What are the names of the two poles of a magnet?

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  8. What do like poles do?

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  9. What do unlike poles do?

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  10. Which of these pairs are “like poles”?

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  11. Which of these pairs are “unlike poles” ?

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  12. What is a permanent magnet?

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  13. Which of these is a permanent magnet?

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  14. How else is permanent magnetism described?

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  15. What does a magnetic compass contain?

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  16. What is an induced magnet?

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  17. Which of these is used an induced magnet?

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  18. What does induced magnetism always cause?

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  19. How else is induced magnetism described?

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  20. What happens when the magnetic field is removed from an induced magnet?

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  21. What are the main magnetic materials?

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  22. What is the force between a magnet and a magnetic material?

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  23. What are alloys of iron called?

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  24. What are alloys without iron called?

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  25. What will iron filings form around a magnet?

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