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Is a Compass magnetic?

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Yes. A magnetic compass is. It relies on a magnetic needle (or a group of needles under a card) to interact with the earths own magnetism.

There are other kinds of compass, such as a gyro compass and a GPS compass, which are not deliberately magnetic and do not work on the magnetic principle.

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