Class 6 Science - Chapter Fun with Magnets NCERT Solutions | State whether the following statements a
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.
(i) False This statement is incorrect because magnet always contains two poles: north and south.
(ii) False Artificial magnets are man- made.
(iii) True Yes, it is so because opposite poles attracts each other and similar poles repel each other.
(iv) False It is false because iron attracts towards the poles of magnet. So maximum iron fillings sticks at the poles of the magnet when it is brought near them.
(v) True Magnet has two poles. That’s why it always point towards 2 direction North and south.
(vi) True Yes, it is so because compass shows two directions: North and South. So, by knowing these two directions one can easily find out east west directions.
(vii) False Rubber is a non- magnetic material. It is not attracted towards magnet.
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A magnet was brought from different directions towards a toy boat that has been floating in water in a tub. Affect observed in each case is stated in Column I. Possible reasons for the observed affects are mentioned in Column II. Match the statements given in Column I with those in Column II.
Column I Column II
Boat gets attracted towards the magnet Boat is fitted with a magnet with north pole towards its head
Boat is not affected by the magnet Boat is fitted with a magnet with south pole towards its head
Boat moves towards the magnet if north Boat has a small magnet fixed along its length
pole of the magnet is brought near its
headBoat moves away from the magnet Boat is made of magnetic material when north pole is brought near its head
Boat floats without changing its direction Boat is made up non-magnetic material
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Column I shows different positions in which one pole of a magnet is placed near that of the other. Column II indicates the resulting action between them for each situation. Fill in the blanks.
Column I Column II
N - N _________
N - _________ Attraction
S - N _________
_________ - S Repulstion - Q:-
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(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.
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