Does a south pole attract a piece of unmagnitised steel?

Answer 1

Only if that piece of steel is the north pole of a compass.

In short the steel has to be magnetized, and it has to be able to move. A bar magnet resting on the ground would not move because there is too much friction and the force of the magnetic pole is relatively weak.

Though apparently if you suspend a bar magnet by a piece of string, it will align itself to the poles.

Answer 2

A magnet will attract iron, as well as most steels (or all, I am not entirely sure), which are made up mainly of iron. It will attract it even if it is unmagnetized. What happens here is that some magnetism is at least temporarily induced in the piece of iron or steel. Specifically, in this case it doesn't matter whether it's the north or the south pole. The two are completely symmetric, so it won't make any difference.

Answer 3

Unmagnetised steel would not be affected anywhere in the world. Magnetised steel (as in a compass) would point north even when at the South Pole.

Answer 4

Yes it will

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

yes