Question

The compass always point towards the north. Which one of the following is the correct explanation for

this?

a) The Earth is a magnet and therefore it attracts the metallic needle of the compass.

b) The magnetic needle of the compass aligns itself with the Earth’s magnetic field.

c) The Earth’s south pole does not have a magnetic pull hence the compass points towards the

north.

d) The needle of the compass always points in the upward direction.

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Answer 1

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The answer is D

OR

compass needle points north because the north pole of the magnet inside it is attracted to the south pole of Earth's built-in magnet. ... Since unlike poles attract, the thing your compass is being attracted to must be a magnetic south pole.

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Answer 2

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b) The magnetic needle of the compass aligns itself with the Earth’s magnetic field.

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