what is megnatic compass ? explain its construction and working
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magnetic compass
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A magnetic compass has a needle mounted in a way that allows it to turn freely. Tis needle always lines up with Earth's magnetic field apoints toward magnetic north. The needle is set over a diagram that shows east,south, and west. By knowing which way is north, a sailor can find the other diection
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construction
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Construction of magnetic compassA magnetic compass has a flat circular aluminium box , at the base of which are marked directions like north , south , east and west. A suspended magnetic needle is placed in the center which can rotate freely
working
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a compass has a magnetic point which points to the north pole. well yes but....a compass has a magnetic needle inside it which attracts it self to the earths magnetic field. it may not actually point to the norht pole but actually to the earths magnetic north pole
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The magnetic compass is the most familiar compass type. It functions as a pointer to "magnetic north", the local magnetic meridian, because the magnetized needle at its heart aligns itself with the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field.
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