Magnetism Trivia
Get ready to be drawn into our magnetic quiz—no opposites attract like your quick wit and a good compass!
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
According to the Lorentz force law, a magnetic field exerts no force on electric charges in what state of motion?
Static charges
In his 1752 kite-and-key experiment, Benjamin Franklin proved lightning is what phenomenon?
Electricity
Despite temperatures above iron’s melting point, what keeps Earth’s inner core crystallized at the planet’s center?
Pressure
When flying in the Northern Hemisphere by magnetic compass, pilots must undershoot turns to which cardinal direction?
North
On rolling seas, what device with concentric rings on pivots keeps a ship’s compass card level and readable?
Gimbal