Question

A student has five different-sized magnets. She puts each magnet far away from a paper clip and slowly moves the magnet closer until it attracts the paper clip. She records the distance between the magnet and the paper clip when it attracts. What is the student's experiment designed to test?
Responses

how the size of a magnet affects the strength of its magnetic pull on objects
how the size of a magnet affects the strength of its magnetic pull on objects

how the type of paper clip affects the way in which it reacts to the force of a magnet
how the type of paper clip affects the way in which it reacts to the force of a magnet

how the magnetic force of a magnet affects the movement of an object
how the magnetic force of a magnet affects the movement of an object

how the distance away from a magnet affects a paper clip's chances of being attracted

Answer 1

The student's experiment is designed to test **how the size of a magnet affects the strength of its magnetic pull on objects**. By using magnets of different sizes and measuring the distance at which each magnet successfully attracts the paper clip, she is investigating the relationship between the size of the magnet and the distance at which its magnetic force can effectively attract an object.