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Unit 5 & 6: Non-Contact Forces Test
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A student is investigating magnetic fields. The picture shows what happens when the student drops iron filings on a bar magnet.

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The student claims that the magnetic fields are not the same across the magnet. Using the picture, what evidence best supports the claim?
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The magnetic fields of the magnet are strongest at the south pole.
The magnetic fields of the magnet are strongest at the south pole.

The magnetic fields of the magnet are strongest at the north pole.
The magnetic fields of the magnet are strongest at the north pole.

The magnetic fields of the magnet are strongest at the middle.
The magnetic fields of the magnet are strongest at the middle.

The magnetic fields of the magnet are strongest at both poles.

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The magnetic fields of the magnet are strongest at both poles.

Evidence: the iron filings are most concentrated and show the densest field lines at the ends of the bar magnet, indicating stronger magnetic field there than in the middle.