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36 min
34 marks
Name
1. Exploring magnetism
Draw an arrow on the picture below to show the direction of the magnetic force
acting on the paper clip.
magnet
paper clip
thread
plasticine
table
1 mark
(b) What happens to the paper clip when Sarah lifts the magnet away?
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1 mark
Which of the following will act in the same way as the paper clip?
The magnets do not touch each other, but the magnet on the table is
pushed away.
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1 mark
2. Magnets
(a) Rob holds a magnet near a nail. The magnet attracts the nail.
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1 mark
Magnet A B C D
Number of
74 3 60 100
pieces of paper
Rob has not drawn the result for magnet C on the graph.
Use the results in the table to complete the graph for magnet C.
100
90
80
70
Number 60
of pieces
50
of paper
40
30
20
10
0
A B C D
Magnet
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A B C D
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3. Magnets
(a) Some children investigated whether or not some materials are attracted to a
magnet. They made notes of their results.
(i) Write the numbers to show the scale on the chart below.
A number has been done for you.
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Number of
materials
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Attracted Not
to a attracted
magnet to a magnet
1 mark
(ii) Draw a bar on the chart to show the number of materials attracted to a
magnet.
1 mark
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1 mark
Why was Jane right to think this would not improve their test?
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1 mark
4. Magnetic noticeboard
(a) Miya uses a magnet to hold a notice on the noticeboard in her classroom.
Tick ONE box to show which material may be under the plastic coating for the
magnet to stick to the board.
steel paper
wood cork
1 mark
Write the label on the picture to name the equipment she uses to measure the
force.
1 mark
(c) Miya measured the force for each magnet three times to calculate the average
force.
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1 mark
Tick ONE box to show when Miya should take the force reading.
(e) Give ONE reason why it is better to measure the force for each magnet three
times instead of just once.
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1 mark
Level 5
5. Exploring magnets
(a) Wayne has two bar magnets. He hangs each bar magnet from a piece of string.
He holds them close together like this:
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1 mark
wooden
rod
disc
magnets
4
3
2
1
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1 mark
Label the North (N) and South (S) poles on magnets 3 and 4 below.
N
magnet 5
S
magnet 4
magnet 3
1 mark
14
12
Weight
in 10
newtons
(N) 8
0
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
mass in grams (g)
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1 mark
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1 mark
What happens to the elastic bands when Saida hangs objects on her forcemeter?
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1 mark
(c) What is it that causes the force of gravity on the objects that Saida is weighing?
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1 mark
Starting force in N 1 2 3 4 5
Describe how the size of the starting force affects the distance moved by
the car.
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2 marks
(a) Hannah mixes sand and water together. The mixture can be separated using the
equipment below.
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1 mark
(b) Explain why sand can be separated from water using this method.
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1 mark
sugar and
water
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flour and ...................................
rice
The rice ..................................................
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steel nails
and brass ...................................
screws
The brass screws ....................................
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4 marks