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what direction compass needle points at poles? which needle to be used at poles?

saialapati99: Hey the actual answer is

saialapati99: At poles, earths magnetic field at poles is exactly vertical. So the compass needle is free to rotate in the direction

saialapati99: of horizontal plane

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Answered by rimmanuelicc9876

the needle points at the north direction

Answered by franktheruler

Answer:

Compass needle points north poles and magnetic needle is used to detect poles.

Explanation:

Magnetic field lines run south to north inside a magnet , and in outside of the magnet they run from north to south. A compass is a magnet that is free to line up with magnetic field lines. North pole of a compass is attracted to the geographic north pole of the earth.

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