Magnets.Questions

PHYSICS: How Magnets Work

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1) Your Name: (Last, First) *

2) Which class are you in? *

1st per. Intro. to Physics 6th per. Intro. to Physics

3) How is the Superman ride at six flags propelled? *

4) What is the electrical consumption per track for the Superman? *

5) What are on the stripes of credit cards? *

6) What happens when the North poles of two magnets are brought together? *

7) What element(s) does a magnet attract? *

8) Describe what a magnetic field is, and how you can create one. *

9) What happens when more electrons are spinning in one direction than the other? *

10) What is an electromagnet? *

11) How much lifting capability for a scrap magnet is lost in a day due to heat? *

12) Why do cows have magnets placed in their stomachs? *

13) What creates Earth’s magnetic field? *

14) How is the Aurora Borealis created? *

15) When was the last reversal of Earth’s magnetic pole? *

16) How do some scientists explain how animals find their way North/South? *

17) What is Earth’s only natural magnet? Who discovered it? *

18) How does a compass work? *

19) Who was Hans Christian Oersted, and what was he the first to demonstrate? *

20) What did Michael Faraday discover? *

21) A generator converts _____________ energy to _____________ energy. *

22) How does a common electric motor work? *

23) What is the most powerful magnetic object in the universe? *

24) What are rare earth magnets? *

25) How do magnets create a computer’s binary code? *

26) How can a frog float in a high power magnetic field? *

27) How does the Maglev train move down the track? *

28) Your School Email *

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