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Q2.A science teacher asked students to identify the poles of the magnet, using some paper clips made of

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Question1.

Fill in the blanks in the following

(i) Artificial magnets are made in different shapes such as __________, __________ and ____________.

(ii) The Materials which are attracted towards a magnet are called________.

(iii) Paper is not a ______ material.

(iv) In olden days, sailors used to find direction by suspending a piece of

___________.

(v) A magnet always has __________ poles.

Answer:

(i) Artificial magnets are made in different shapes such as bar-magnet, cylindrical magnet and horse-shoe magnet.

(ii) The Materials which are attracted towards a magnet are called magnetic material.

(iii) Paper is not a magnetic material.

(iv) In olden days, sailors used to find direction by suspending a piece of bar-magnet.

Question2.

State whether the following statements are true or false

(i) A cylindrical magnet has only one pole.

(ii) Artificial magnets were discovered in Greece.

(iii) Similar poles of a magnet repel each other.

(iv) Maximum iron filings stick in the middle of a bar magnet when it is brought near them.

(v) Bar magnets always point towards North-South direction.



(vi) A compass can be used to find East-West direction at any place.

(vii) Rubber is a magnetic material.

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