8J End of Unit Test

Name Class
8
1 Which three of these materials will a magnet attract? Tick the correct boxes.
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iron glass
wood steel
copper nickel
[2 marks]
2 Will these pairs of magnets attract or repel each other? Write ‘attract’ or ‘repel’
underneath each pair.

a N S S N b N S N S

[–21 mark] [–21 mark]

c S N S N d S N N S

[–21 mark] [–21 mark]

S N

[2 marks]
b Add arrows to each line to show the direction of the field.
[1 mark]

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8J End of Unit Test (continued)

4 A B
S
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a In A, which direction is the compass needle pointing?

[1 mark]
b Explain your answer to part a.

[1 mark]
c Explain why the compass is pointing in a different direction in B.

[3 marks]
5 a Give three ways you can make an electromagnet stronger.
i
ii
iii
[3 marks]
b You can use plotting compasses to show the direction of the magnetic field
around an electromagnet. Draw the needles in these compasses to show the
direction they point when the current is on. One has been done for you.

[3 marks]

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8J End of Unit Test (continued)

6 This is a circuit with a reed switch.

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a How could you use a magnet to make the bulb light up?

[1 mark]
b Explain why this works.

[2 marks]
7
ignition circuit
contacts
starter
motor armature
circuit
coil of wire

a What material is the armature made from?

[1 mark]
d Why does this switch on the current in the starter motor circuit?

[1 mark]

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