NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 13 Fun with Magnets

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________.

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(iii) Paper is not a ______ material.
(iv) In olden days, sailors used to find direction by suspending a piece of ___________.

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(v) A magnet always has __________ poles.
Solution:
(i) Artificial magnets are made in different shapes such as bar magnet, horse shoe and cylindrical.

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(ii) The Materials which are attracted towards a magnet are called magnetic.
(iii) Paper is not a magnetic material.

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(iv) In olden days, sailors used to find direction by suspending a piece of magnet.
(v) A magnet always has two poles.
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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.
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(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.
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(vii) Rubber is a magnetic material.

Solution:
i) False
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ii) False
iii) True
iv) False
v) True (Freely suspended bad magnet)
vi) True
vii) False
3. It was observed that a pencil sharpener gets attracted by both the poles of a magnet
although its body is made of plastic. Name a material that might have been used to make
some part of it.
Solution:
Iron might have been used to make some part of it.
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
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Column – I Column – II

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N-N _______

N-___ Attraction

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S-N _____

___-S Repulsion
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Column – I Column – II

N-N Repulsion

N- S Attraction
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S-N Attraction

S– S Repulsion
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5. Write any two properties of a magnet.

Solution:
Properties of a magnet are as follows
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• It attracts objects made of Nickel, Cobalt and Iron.

• Like poles of two magnets repel each other and opposite poles attracts each other.
6. Where are poles of a bar magnet located?
Solution:
On two ends of a bar magnet.
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?
Solution:
A bar magnet is hanged in the air and the end pointing to the north is the north pole of the magnet.
8. You are given an iron strip. How will you make it into a magnet?
Solution:
Take a bar magnet and keep in contact with one of its poles with one edge of the bar of iron.

• Without lifting the bar magnet, move it along the length of the iron bar till you reach the other
end.
• Lift the magnet and bring the pole (the same pole you started with) to the same point of the

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iron bar from which we began.
• Move the magnet again along the iron bar in the same direction as you did before.

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• Repeat this process for about 30-40 times.
9. How is a compass used to find directions?
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A compass always shows north and south direction, by keeping this as a reference we can always
find east and west directions also.
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

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observed effects are mentioned in Column II. Match the statements given in Column I with
those in Column II.
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Column I Column II

Boat gets attracted towards the magnet Boat is fitted with a magnet with a north
pole towards its head
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Boat is not affected by the magnet Boat is fitted with a magnet with a south
pole towards its head

Boat moved towards the magnet when the north pole is Boat has a small magnet fixed along its
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brought near its head length

Boat moves away from the magnet when the north pole Boat is made up of magnetic material
is brought near its head
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Boat floats without changing its direction Boat is made up of non-magnetic material
Solution:

Column I Column II

Boat gets attracted towards the magnet Boat is made up of magnetic material

Boat is not affected by the magnet Boat is made up of non-magnetic material

Boat moved towards the magnet when the north pole is Boat is fitted with a magnet with the south pole
brought near its head towards its head

Boat moves away from the magnet when the north pole is Boat is fitted with a magnet with a north pole
brought near its head towards its head

Boat floats without changing its direction Boat has a small magnet fixed along its length

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