Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Observe the pictures A and B given in figure carefully.
Which of the following statement is correct for the above given pictures?
Options
In A, cars 1 and 2 will come closer and in B, cars 3 and 4 will come closer.
In A, cars 1 and 2 will move away from each other and in B, cars 3 and 4 will move away.
In A, cars 1 and 2 will move away and in B, 3 and 4 will come closer to each other.
In A, cars 1 and 2 will come closer to each other and in B, 3 and 4 will move away from each other.
Advertisements
Solution
In A, cars 1 and 2 will come closer to each other, and in B, 3 and 4 will move away from each other.
Explanation:
If the magnets on vehicles 1 and 2 are facing each other with opposite poles, the cars will be attracted. If the magnets on cars 1 and 2 are facing each other with the same poles, the cars will repel each other. In scenario B, the magnets on vehicles 3 and 4 will repel each other because they have the same pole.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
You are given two similar bars. One is a magnet and the other is of soft iron. How will you distinguish and identify them ?
Match the following
| Column A | Column B |
| A) Steel | 1) to store magnets |
| B) Soft iron | 2) temporary magnet |
| C) Use in electric bell | 3) permanent magnet |
| D) Magnetic keepers | 4) electromagnet |
Answer the following in detail.
How can a magnet be demagnetized?
How will you do this?
Determine whether a material is magnetic or non-magnetic.
Fill the blank spaces in the table given below:
| Nature of bar | Action of compass needle | |
| North Pole | South Pole | |
| Non-magnetic | No action | ________ |
| ________ | attracted | attracted |
| North pole of a bar magnet | ________ | _________ |
| ________ | attracted | repelled |
Define the term Poles of a magnet
Define the following term:
Geographic meridian
What is a neutral point?
The strongest natural magnet is ______.
