Class 6 Science Fill in the Blanks Chapter 4 – Exploring Magnets

Class 6 Science Chapter 4 Fill in the Blanks for “Exploring Magnets” (based on NCERT textbook Curiosity ).

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Fill in the Blanks with Answers for Practice – Chapter 4 – Exploring Magnets

This includes Fill in the Blanks normally asked in school exams, tests, and NCERT exercises.

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SET 1 – Fill in the Blanks – Exploring Magnets

Answer Options: (magnetic compass, magnetic materials, lodestones, poles, non-magnetic materials)

1. The earliest naturally occurring magnets were called ________.
   Answer: lodestones
2. Materials that are attracted towards a magnet are called ________.
   Answer: magnetic materials
3. Materials like wood and plastic that do not get attracted towards magnets are called ________.
   Answer: non-magnetic materials
4. Every magnet has two ________ at its ends.
   Answer: poles
5. Sailors used a device called the ________ to find directions.
   Answer: magnetic compass

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SET 2 – Fill in the Blanks – Exploring Magnets

Answer Options: (North pole, South pole, repulsion, attraction, artificial magnets)

1. Magnets made by humans from iron and other materials are called ________.
   Answer: artificial magnets
2. Unlike poles of two magnets show ________.
   Answer: attraction
3. Like poles of magnets show ________.
   Answer: repulsion
4. The end of a magnet that points towards the northern direction is its ________.
   Answer: North pole
5. The end of a magnet that points towards the southern direction is its ________.
   Answer: South pole

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SET 3 – Fill in the Blanks – Exploring Magnets

Answer Options: (iron filings, non-magnetic materials, north–south direction, compass needle, magnetic force)

1. When a magnet is placed over a sheet of paper, ________ collect mostly at its poles.
   Answer: iron filings
2. A freely suspended magnet always aligns in the ________.
   Answer: north–south direction
3. A ________ always points in the north–south direction.
   Answer: compass needle
4. Magnetic effect can pass through ________ like wood, plastic or glass.
   Answer: non-magnetic materials
5. A magnet can move objects without touching them because of ________.
   Answer: magnetic force

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SET 4 – Fill in the Blanks – Exploring Magnets

Answer Options: (magnetic needle, ring magnets, U-shaped magnet, bar magnet, attract)

1. A magnet in the shape of a long rectangular bar is called a ________.
   Answer: bar magnet
2. A magnet bent in the shape of a horseshoe is known as a ________.
   Answer: U-shaped magnet
3. Circular magnets with holes in the centre are called ________.
   Answer: ring magnets
4. The ________ inside the compass rotates freely to show directions.
   Answer: magnetic needle
5. The North pole and South pole of two different magnets ________ each other.
   Answer: attract

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SET 5 – Fill in the Blanks – Exploring Magnets

Answer Options: (repulsion, soft iron, Earth, magnetic field, steel pins)

1. A magnet should be stored with ________ plates placed across its poles.
   Answer: soft iron
2. The ________ itself behaves like a giant magnet.
   Answer: Earth
3. The region around a magnet where its effect can be felt is called the ________.
   Answer: magnetic field
4. Magnets can pick up objects like ________.
   Answer: steel pins
5. When like poles of two magnets are brought close, they show ________.
   Answer: repulsion

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