Question

How is a compass used to find direction in very short answer?

Answer 1

Answer:

Compasses are mainly used in navigation to find direction on the earth. This works because the Earth itself has a magnetic field which is similar to that of a bar magnet . The compass needle aligns with the Earth's magnetic fielddirection and points north-south

Answer 2

Answer:

a compass always points towards the north south direction . the red arrow of the compass needle indicates its northpole