Question

Which pole of a magnet in a compass points geographic north

Answer 1

Answer:

A magnetic compass does not point to the geographic north pole. A magnetic compass points to the earth's magneticpoles, which are not the same as earth's geographic poles. Furthermore, the magnetic pole near earth's geographic north pole is actually the southmagnetic pole. When it comes to magnets, opposites attract.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

Earth's magnetic north pole is near Earth's geographic south. That's why the north pole of a compass points toward north because that's where Earth's south magnetic pole is located and they attract.