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11 2 Language Arts - Comprehension - 6th Grade - Magnetic Attraction Key

The document discusses magnetism and how magnetic forces work. It explains that magnets have north and south poles and that like poles repel while unlike poles attract. The Earth itself has magnetic forces emitted from its North Pole, which is why compasses point north.

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11 2 Language Arts - Comprehension - 6th Grade - Magnetic Attraction Key

The document discusses magnetism and how magnetic forces work. It explains that magnets have north and south poles and that like poles repel while unlike poles attract. The Earth itself has magnetic forces emitted from its North Pole, which is why compasses point north.

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Magnetic Attraction
by Katie Clark

Science is full of amazing laws and processes.


These are the rules by which our world works. You
N S N S
have probably heard about energy, motion, or gravity.
There are laws that rule over each of these thing. There
are also laws and processes that tell light, heat, and sound what to do.

Magnetism is one of these natural forces in nature. A magnet is a piece of material


that emits a force. This force draws certain types of metals to it. It might also push certain
types of metals away from it.

Many people have magnets in their home. They might have a magnet on their
refrigerator or they might have one they use as a tool for work. These are small magnets.

In nature, naturally occurring magnets are called lodestones. People discovered


these amazing rocks thousands of years ago, and they have been using them ever since.

One of the most famous types of uses for these is the compass. Using magnetic
force, the compass can tell us which way is north. This is because the Earth itself has a
magnetic force. Earth’s magnetic force is emitted from the North Pole. It attracts the
magnet inside the compass, so the compass points toward the north.

But what is a magnetic force? How does it work?

Magnetic attraction works this way. Imagine a magnet with a protective force field
around it. That force is constantly moving in and out of the magnet. It moves in a steady
motion. It pushes out at the north pole of the magnet. It flows in at the south pole.

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When it comes into contact with a metal that is susceptible to magnetic attraction,
the force moving into the magnet pulls the metal with it. This makes the metal stick to
the magnet. It can sometimes be hard to pull the magnet and metal apart.

Two magnets will stick together. They will also repel each other or push each other
away. There is a reason for this! As mentioned, magnets have a north pole and a south
pole. On one side the force flows in, and on the other side the force flows out.

If you put two magnets near each other on their sides which flow out, their force
fields will be flowing against each other. This makes them repel each other.

If you place them with one side flowing in and the other side flowing out, their
force fields will be flowing in the same direction. They can be drawn together. There is a
saying that goes like this; like poles repel, unlike poles attract. This means if you put both
north poles together or both south poles together your magnets will repel. But if you
put one north pole and one south pole together, they will stick!

Lots of items can be affected by magnets, but metals like iron, nickel, and cobalt
are the most affected. These metals can even be changed into magnets themselves
when they meet a magnetic source!

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Magnetic Attraction
1) How does the author do the ‘context setting’ in paragraph 1 before introducing
the topic of Magnetism?

2) Why does a compass always point toward the north?

3) Which of the following is not explained in detail in the passage?


a) What magnetism means

b) What purpose the compass serve

c) When magnets were discovered

d) What attraction and repulsion mean

4) Write briefly about how the saying “like poles repel, unlike poles attract” is
reflected in human life?

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Magnetic Attraction
5) Make a list of 4 words related to magnets from the text and use them in
sentences.

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Name : Answer key

Magnetic Attraction
1) How does the author do the ‘context setting’ in paragraph 1 before introducing
the topic of Magnetism?
The author sets the context by talking about how science is full of amazing

laws and processes by which our world works. Then she leads the reader to

terms like energy, motion, or gravity and mentions how these laws and

processes govern light, heat, and sound.

2) Why does a compass always point toward the north?


This is because the Earth’s magnetic force is emitted from the North Pole.

This force attracts the magnet inside the compass, so the compass points

toward the north.

3) Which of the following is not explained in detail in the passage?


a) What magnetism means

b) What purpose the compass serve

c) When magnets were discovered

d) What attraction and repulsion mean

4) Write briefly about how the saying “like poles repel, unlike poles attract” is
reflected in human life?
People with different or opposite character traits tend to gel well with each

other, and those with similar ones often don't.

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Name : Answer key

Magnetic Attraction
5) Make a list of 4 words related to magnets from the text and use them in
sentences.
Answers may vary.

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