Question

38 Fill in the blanks

(a) ______is example of artificial magnet.
(b) The material which are attracted towards a magnet are called _______
(c) A magnet always has_____
. poles.
(d) ______takes place between same poles of magnet.
(e) Maximum iron fillings stick in the_______ of a bar magnet
(f) Bar magnets always point towards________
direction at any place.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

(i) Artificial magnets are made in different shapes such as bar magnets, horse-shoe magnets and cylindrical magnets.

(ii) Materials which are attracted towards magnets are called magnetic materials.

(iii) Paper is not a magnetic material.

(iv) In olden days, sailors used to find direction by suspending a piece of bar magnet .

(v) A magnet always has two poles