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Alhussan Physics — Stage 8

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Chapter 10: The Earth in Space (Galaxies and Asteroids)

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10.3 Magnetic Earth — Quiz

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1.
Why does a compass needle point north?
Wind pushes it
Gravity
It is attracted to the Sun
The Earth's magnetic field exerts a force on it
2.
Where is the magnetic north pole?
In Antarctica
In Canada, about 400 km from the geographic pole
At the geographic North Pole exactly
In Africa
3.
Which term matches this definition? “The Earth's field probably comes from motion of liquid iron in the ____.”
Atmosphere
Crust
Outer core
Mantle
4.
True or false? The magnetic pole near the Arctic is really a south pole of the field.
True
False
5.
The magnetic north pole is moving about ____ km a year.
3000
3
300
30
6.
True or false? Birds cannot sense the Earth's magnetic field.
True
False
7.
The table shows the magnetic pole position. How far has it moved?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 1
60 km
It has not moved
600 km in 20 years
300 km in 20 years
8.
The pole moves 30 km a year. How far in 15 years?
450 km
4500 km
45 km
2 km
9.
Why does a 3-D magnet point diagonally downwards?
Field lines go into the ground at an angle
Gravity pulls it
It is heavy
It is broken
10.
People have used compasses since ancient times for:
Measuring heat
Cooking
Telling time
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Part of Chapter 10: The Earth in Space (Galaxies and Asteroids) — see every lesson and quiz in this unit.
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