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If you follow a compass pointing north will you reach the geographic north pole?
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∙ 14y ago
No. You will reach to the North Magnetic Pole instead, which is a fair distance from the True North Pole, as the magnet always points North due to Earth's magnetic fields. The distance between the two North Poles are also changing, as Earth's magnetic fields will turn. The current South Pole will be the next North Magnetic Pole in the far future.
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What makes the needle on the compass always pointy north?
We know that it is a natural property for a magnet to attract unlike poles Earth itself is a bar magnet..So there is a tiny magnet in the compass which makes it to get attracted to north pole (i.e-Magnetic south pole is Geographic North pole,Magnetic North pole is Geographic South pole)That is -when compass is pointing North pole(magnectically)It is pointing Geographic South pole... Thanks**** Hope it was helpful!!!!
Does a compass point geographic north?
Actually, a compass points to the magnetic north pole, not the geographic north pole.
What causes a compass needle to point to geographic north?
the pole of the compass is attracted to the earths geographic north pole
How do you know that this is north?
Because if you have a compass it will have north pointing up
Does a compass point to the geographic north pole?
No. The compass needle points toward the magnetic north pole.
Is there a place where the compass doesn't point to north?
A compass will never stop pointing north unless it is close to a magnet.
What happens if you follow a compass going north?
If you follow a compass going north, you reach close to the North Pole.
The needle on a compass is always pointing to what pole?
The north pole.
What is a compose rose?
The compass rose is the compass pointing North, South, East, and West, on a map.
IF Earth's magnetic north pole is not located at the geographic north pole why is a compass useful for determining direction?
"IF Earth's magnetic north pole is not located at the geographic north pole why is a compass useful for determining direction?"
Why does the north needle on a compass point to the geographic north pole?
Magnets, man...
How does a compass determine direction?
A compass is a free-spinning magnet that will align itself to be parallel to the Earth's magnetic field lines. Since the Earth's magnetic poles are located relatively close to its geographic poles, a compass pointing to Earth's magnetic north pole also indicates the general direction of Earth's geographic north pole.
