Work Sheet
Unit : Magnets and Light
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. Which of the following is true about the magnetic field around a magnet?
A) It is always uniform, regardless of the magnet's shape.
B) The magnetic field lines form closed loops, orginating from the North pole and entering the
South pole.
C) Magnetic field lines always travel from the South pole to the North pole outside the
magnet.
D) Magnetic field lines can only be seen when they are aligned with iron filings.
2. What happens when you break a magnet into two equal parts?
A) You create one larger magnet.
B) Each piece becomes a new magnet with its own North and South poles.
C) The magnetic field is destroyed.
D) Only the North pole is left.
3. Which of the following is the most important factor that determines the strength of an
electromagnet?
A) The material of the wire.
B) The number of coils around the iron core.
C) The color of the wire
D) The shape of the iron core.
4. Which material is commonly used as the core of an electromagnet?
A) Copper
B) Wood
C) Iron
D) Plastic
5. If the current flowing through an electromagnet is doubled, what happens to the strength
of the magnetic field?
A) It is halved.
B) It remains the same.
C) It doubles.
D) It is reduced to one-fourth.
6. What is the purpose of a colored filter?
A) To absorb all light
B) To transmit light of a specific color
C) To reflect light
D) To refract light at a specific angle
7. Which color of filter would allow only red light to pass through?
A) Blue
B) Green
C) Red
D) Yellow
8. If a white light passes through a blue filter, what color of light will come out on the other side?
A) White light
B) Blue light
C) Green light
D) Red light
Question 1. Ring magnets have a north pole (N) and a south pole (S).
Gabriella has a toy made of ring magnets.
She puts four ring magnets on the toy.
There are gaps between the magnets.
Complete the missing labels in the boxes on the diagram.
Use N for a north pole.
Use S for a south pole.
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Question 2. Lily makes an electromagnet as shown.
Lily uses the electromagnet to pick up paper clips.
(a) Lily predicts:
'Increasing the number of turns of wire around the iron rod will make it stronger."
This prediction does not explain what is stronger.
Complete the sentence to explain what is stronger.
Increasing the number of turns of wire around the iron rod will make
(b) Lily does the investigation.
Look at her results.
Is Lily's prediction correct?
Explain your answer.
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(c) Lily wants to improve the investigation.
Describe what Lily could do to improve the investigation.
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Question 3. The diagram shows the addition of different colours of light. Complete the
diagram by writing the correct colour in each box.
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Question no 4. Chen investigates light and coloured filters.
He shines white light through a red filter and then a blue filter.
What is the colour of the light at A and at B?
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Question 2. The diagram shows the addition of different colours of light. Complete the diagram by
writing the correct colour in each box.
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