Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (CBSE) · Science
Chapter: Chapter 4 — Chapter 4: Exploring Magnets
Time Allowed: 18 minutes
Max Marks: 9
1. The naturally occurring magnetic mineral is called: [1]
(A) lodestone
(B) granite
(C) marble
(D) quartz
2. The word 'magnet' is believed to come from: [1]
(A) Magnesia, a region in Greece
(B) a scientist's name
(C) a chemical symbol
(D) a country in Asia
3. A magnet that is magnetic only when electricity flows through it is called a/an: [1]
(A) electromagnet
(B) bar magnet
(C) horseshoe magnet
(D) ring magnet
4. Two north poles brought close together will: [1]
(A) repel each other
(B) attract each other
(C) cancel out
(D) become one pole
5. If a bar magnet is cut in half, each half will: [1]
(A) become a new magnet with both poles
(B) lose its magnetism
(C) have only a north pole
(D) have only a south pole
6. A compass needle's north end points towards a magnet's: [1]
(A) south pole
(B) north pole
(C) middle
(D) neither pole
7. A compass uses a magnet to: [1]
(A) show direction
(B) generate heat
(C) produce light
(D) create sound only
8. A horseshoe magnet's shape gives it a: [1]
(A) stronger pull than a straight bar magnet
(B) weaker pull than a bar magnet
(C) no magnetic pull
(D) only one pole
9. MRI machines, used in hospitals, rely on: [1]
(A) magnetic technology
(B) sound waves only
(C) light waves only
(D) chemical reactions