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If a permanent magnet is cut into pieces, each piece a separate magnet.


A) is not
B) is

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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The amount of magnetism left in a material after the magnetizing force has stopped is called .


A) permeability
B) reluctance
C) saturation
D) residual magnetism

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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In the English system, the total force producing a magnetic field is the .


A) magnetomotive force
B) reluctance
C) permeability
D) flux density

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The north pole of a compass needle points in the direction of the south geographic pole.

A) True
B) False

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Earth contains magnetic poles.

A) True
B) False

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True

The three substances that form natural magnets are .


A) iron, boron, and cobalt
B) copper, iron, and cobalt
C) copper, nickel, and boron
D) iron, nickel, and cobalt

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Of the three basic classifications of magnetic materials, materials are either metal or nonmetal materials that cannot be magnetized.

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Lodestone is a name for a naturally occurring magnetic material that is also called .


A) lead
B) magnetism
C) copper
D) magnetite

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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D

What type of magnet depends on flowing current to produce a magnetic field?


A) electromagnet
B) permanent magnet
C) temporary magnet
D) domain magnet

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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What type of magnets do not require any power or force to maintain their field?


A) electromagnets
B) permanent magnets
C) temporary magnets
D) domain magnets

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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When a magnetic material's molecules are all lined up, and increases in current flow no longer cause increases in magnetic field strength, the material has reached .


A) permeability
B) reluctance
C) saturation
D) residual magnetism

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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The regions formed in the molecular structure of magnetic metals are sometimes called magnetic .


A) quarks
B) spins
C) domains
D) atoms

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Of the three basic classifications of magnetic materials, materials are metals that are most easily magnetized.

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Man-made permanent magnets retain their magnetism than natural magnets.


A) less
B) longer

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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A basic law of magnetism states that unlike poles and like poles .


A) attract; repel
B) repel; attract

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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The measure of a material's resistance to magnetism is known as .


A) permeability
B) reluctance
C) saturation
D) residual magnetism

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Magnetic lines of force are referred to as .


A) flux
B) spin
C) reluctance
D) bands

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The strength of an electromagnet is primarily proportional to its .


A) length
B) ampere-turns
C) diameter
D) core resistance

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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To locate the north pole of an electromagnet, use the hand rule.


A) left
B) right

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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Magnetism can be explained in terms of spin patterns.


A) electron
B) neutron
C) proton
D) quark

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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