Magnetism Trivia
Get ready to be drawn into our magnetic quiz—no opposites attract like your quick wit and a good compass!
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Ancient Chinese made south-pointing spoon compasses for feng shui from which naturally magnetic iron oxide mineral?
Lodestone
What common ferromagnetic metal in ordinary nails and paperclips makes them stick to a magnet?
Iron
Electromagnets produce a magnetic field only when what flows through their coils?
Electric current
Powered by geodynamo currents in a molten iron outer core, which world acts like a colossal electromagnet with protective poles?
Earth
Which intrinsic quantum property of an electron makes it act like a tiny bar magnet and align with magnetic fields?
Spin