Magnetism Worksheets - Free Printable

Let's solve the "Magnetic Attraction" worksheet step by step.

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🔹 Key Concept: Magnetic Poles

- Like poles repel: North (N) and North (N), or South (S) and South (S).
- Opposite poles attract: North (N) and South (S).

So:
- N ↔ S → attract
- N ↔ N → repel
- S ↔ S → repel

We'll go through each pair of magnets and determine whether they attract or repel, based on which poles are facing each other.

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🧩 Step-by-Step Analysis

#### 1. Top Left
- Magnet 1: Left side is N, right side is S
- Magnet 2: Left side is S, right side is N
- They are placed so that S (from magnet 1) faces S (from magnet 2) → like poles
- So, repel

✔ Answer: repel

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#### 2. Top Middle
- Magnet 1: Left = S, Right = N
- Magnet 2: Left = N, Right = S
- They are placed so that N (magnet 1) faces N (magnet 2) → like poles
- So, repel

✔ Answer: repel

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#### 3. Top Right
- U-shaped magnet: Left leg is N, right leg is S
- Bar magnet: Left = S, Right = N
- The bar magnet is placed with its S pole near the N pole of the U-magnet
- So N ↔ S → attract

✔ Answer: attract

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#### 4. Middle Left
- U-shaped magnet: Left leg = N, right leg = S
- Bar magnet: Left = S, Right = N
- The bar magnet is placed so that S is near N of the U-magnet → N ↔ S → attract

✔ Answer: attract

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#### 5. Middle Middle
- Two bar magnets:
- Left magnet: Left = N, Right = S
- Right magnet: Left = S, Right = N
- So S (left magnet) faces S (right magnet) → like poles → repel

✔ Answer: repel

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#### 6. Middle Right
- U-shaped magnet: Left = N, Right = S
- Bar magnet: Left = S, Right = N
- The bar magnet is placed with S near S of the U-magnet → S ↔ S → repel

✔ Answer: repel

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#### 7. Bottom Left
- Two bar magnets:
- Top: Left = N, Right = S
- Bottom: Left = S, Right = N
- They are stacked vertically, so S (top) faces S (bottom) → like poles → repel

✔ Answer: repel

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#### 8. Bottom Middle
- U-shaped magnet: Left = N, Right = S
- Bar magnet: Left = S, Right = N
- The bar magnet is placed with S near N → N ↔ S → attract

✔ Answer: attract

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#### 9. Bottom Right
- U-shaped magnet: Left = N, Right = S
- Bar magnet: Left = S, Right = N
- The bar magnet is placed with S near S → S ↔ S → repel

✔ Answer: repel

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✔ Final Answers:

| Box | Answer |
|-----|----------|
| 1 | repel |
| 2 | repel |
| 3 | attract |
| 4 | attract |
| 5 | repel |
| 6 | repel |
| 7 | repel |
| 8 | attract |
| 9 | repel |

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📝 Summary:

- Attract: When opposite poles face each other (N–S or S–N)
- Repel: When like poles face each other (N–N or S–S)

Use this rule to check each pair carefully!

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