Question

Why dose a freely suspended magnet point in the north- south direction? ​

Answer 1

Answer: north and south pole

Explanation:A freely suspended magnet always rests in the north-south direction because the magnetic south pole of the earth lies in the geographic north direction and the magnetic north pole of the earth lies in the geographical south direction.

Answer 2

This is because the magnet gets attracted towards the Earth's Magnetic Poles on the North and South Poles

The north side of magnet points towards the South pole

And the South side of the magnet points towards the Noth pole

*Like poles repel each other and unlike poles attract each other. This is the reason why north side of magnet points to South Pole and vise versa