Malini Seshadri Solutions for Chapter: Fun with Magnets, Exercise 3: STEP UP

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Attempt the practice questions on Chapter 13: Fun with Magnets, Exercise 3: STEP UP with hints and solutions to strengthen your understanding. CoNCERT Science 6 solutions are prepared by Experienced Embibe Experts.

Questions from Malini Seshadri Solutions for Chapter: Fun with Magnets, Exercise 3: STEP UP with Hints & Solutions

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Iron filings are magnetic and are attracted by a magnet. You scatter some iron filings on a sheet of paper. Next, you place a bar magnet on the sheet. You will find that the iron filings stick to the bar magnet.

Where on the bar magnet will most of the iron filings stick?

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Iron filings are magnetic and are attracted by a magnet. You scatter some iron filings on a sheet of paper. Next, you place a bar magnet on the sheet. You will find that the iron filings stick to the bar magnet. 

In your notebook, draw and label a diagram to show how the iron filings stick to the bar magnet.

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6th CBSE
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Explain the difference between natural magnets and artificial magnets.

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6th CBSE
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Tick the magnet that can lift a heavier piece of iron. Give reasons for your choice.

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6th CBSE
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The picture shows a paper clip chain made with the help of a bar magnet. Study the picture and answer the questions in your notebook.

Write the steps you would have to take to make this paper clip chain.

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6th CBSE
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The picture shows a paper clip chain made with the help of a bar magnet. Study the picture and answer the questions in your notebook.

Why do the paper clips stick to one another? 

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Tick the activities that will make a magnet lose its properties.

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How should bar magnets be stored so that they retain magnetic properties?