O-Level Magnetism

What the O-Level syllabus expects for Magnetism, and how to practise it.

What the syllabus expects

State the properties of magnets.
Describe induced magnetism produced by putting magnetic material near a strong magnet or inside a current-carrying solenoid.
Tell apart temporary magnets (such as iron) and permanent magnets (such as steel) by their properties and uses.
Describe how a bar magnet, for example a compass, can find the direction of a magnetic field.
Sketch the field pattern surrounding a single bar magnet and the pattern in the gap between two bar magnets' poles.

About 1% of the past-paper style questions in Rae's bank for this subject sit in this topic.