Q.1 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.
NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 13 Fun With Magnets
Answer :
(i) Artificial magnets are made in different shapes such as bar magnet, horse shoe and cylindrical.
(ii) The Materials which are attracted towards a magnet are called magnetic.
(iii) Paper is not a magnetic material.
(iv) In olden days, sailors used to find direction by suspending a piece of magnet.
(v) A magnet always has two poles.
Q.2 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.
NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 13 Fun With Magnets
Answer :
i) False
ii) False
iii) True
iv) False
v) True
vi) True
vii) False
Q.4 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
N-N
N - ______
S-N
S - _________
Column – II
_________
Attraction
_________
Repulsion
NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 13 Fun With Magnets
Answer :
Column – \(\rightarrow \)Column – II
N-N\(\rightarrow \) Repulsion
N - S \(\rightarrow \)Attraction
S-N \(\rightarrow \) Attraction
S– S\(\rightarrow \)Repulsion
Q.7 A bar magnet has no markings to indicate its poles. How would you find out near which end is its north pole is located?
NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 13 Fun With Magnets
Answer :
If the magnet is rotated freely, it always stops in the north and south.The pole which will stop in the north is called the North Pole and The pole which will stop in the south is called the south Pole.
Q.10 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 effects are mentioned in Column II. Match the statements given in Column I with those in Column II.
NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 13 Fun With Magnets
Answer :
(i)\(\rightarrow \) (d)
(ii)\(\rightarrow \) (e)
(iii) \(\rightarrow \)(b)
(iv) \(\rightarrow \)(a)
(v) \(\rightarrow \)(c)