Question

What does a student need to do to find out whether a material is a magnet?

• A. Find out if the material is a metal or a non-metal.
• B. Find out if the material is a conductor or a non-conductor.
• C. Find out if the material can be attracted to a steel plate.
• D. Find out if the material can be repelled by a compass.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Find out if the material can be repelled by a compass.

You can test whether an object is magnetic or not by holding another magnet close to it. If the object is attracted to the magnet, then it too is magnetic. Here, the compass acts as a magnet.