Exam Questions
1. [2010 OL][2012][2012 OL]
The diagram shows the north pole of one magnet being brought up to the north
pole of a freely suspended magnet.
(i) What would you expect to happen to the freely suspended magnet?
(ii) What does this tell us about like poles?
2. [2007 OL]
The diagram shows a magnet freely suspended from a wooden stand.
Complete the statements below using the correct word from the list on
the right in each case.
(i) When the north pole of another magnet is brought close to the north pole of the hanging
magnet they will ___________ each other.
(ii) When the south pole of another magnet is brought close to the north pole of the hanging
magnet they would _____________ each other.
3. [2006 OL][2009 OL]
The diagram shows a bar magnet.
(i) Draw the pattern made if iron filings or plotting compasses were placed around the bar
magnet.
(ii) Give one use of a magnet.
4. [2007]
The diagram shows the outline of a bar magnet.
(i) Draw two magnetic field lines one on each side of the bar magnet.
(ii) What are the parts labelled N and S in the diagram called?
5. 2011 [OL]
The diagram shows a bar magnet
(i) What does the letter N on the magnet mean?
A student wanted to show the pattern of the
magnetic field around a bar magnet.
(ii) Name a substance or a piece of equipment
used in the laboratory to show the pattern of
the magnetic field around a magnet.
(iii)Write the letter P below the pattern you would
expect to get if you did this experiment.
6. [2008 OL]
Describe, with the help of a labelled diagram, how you could carry out an experiment to plot
the magnetic field of a bar magnet.
Use the following headings: Labelled diagram, Equipment, Procedure, Result.
7. [2011]
(i) What causes the iron filings to form the pattern around the magnet seen in the photograph?
Repel
Attract
