What is the main difference between the north and south pole-?

Answer 1

In the North Pole the Artic has a natural melting cycle while in the South Pole its ice shelf has the same size and shape. Penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere while Polar Bears live in the Northern Hemisphere.

Answer 2

the south pole is different than the south magnetic pole because the magnetic pole is located in the water as the south pole is located in the middle of Antarctica

Answer 2

The south magnetic pole is opposite the north magnetic pole. But the poles on which the earth rotates are not quite the same. The magnetic poles move around a bit, but the pole of rotation doesn't.

Answer 3

The geographic north and south poles are based on Earth's axis of rotation. A planet's magnetic poles actually have nothing to do with the geographic poles on any planet. The magnetic pole is derived from the iron core of the Earth, while the geographic pole in theory may have been set by an early asteroid collision.

Answer 4

Let us see if we can get this straight to you. there are 2 norths. one is the true north and the other the magnetic north. The magnetic north is the one compasses always point to. The true north is excatly that. There is a slight deviation between the true and the magnetic north.

Answer 5

The Magnetic North Pole is the location in the northern hemisphere corresponding to the earth's south magnetic pole. Each magnet has a north and south end which describes the direction of the magnetic field it creates. Sometimes bar magnets are labeled with a "N" for the north magnetic pole and a "S" for the south magnetic pole. A north magnetic pole is attracted to a south magnetic pole but repelled by another north magnetic pole. That's how you can get two magnets to move each other without touching. They will either come together if the poles are different or push each other apart if the poles are the same.

The poles of a magnet were named after the direction in which the ends of a magnet pointed. So, the 'north' pole (originally, 'north-seeking' pole) of a magnet is the end that pointed to Magnetic North. This means that the earth's magnetic north pole is in fact the south pole of a giant magnet.

The magnetic north pole and geographic north pole are not in the same place because the earth's magnetic field changes over time due to currents of metals inside the earth's outer core and due to the charged particles that flow by the earth from the sun.

Answer 6

The geographic north pole is defined by Earth's rotation. The magnetic north pole is defined by Earth's magnetic field. (By the way, technically, and because of the way magnets ' poles are defined, Earth's magnetic SOUTH pole is near its geographic NORTH pole. But traditionally, the one to the north is called the magnetic north pole.)

Another Answer

The terms, 'True North' and 'True South', describe the locations of the earth's surface which correspond to its rotational axis in the Arctic and Antarctic.

The terms, 'Magnetic North' and 'Magnetic South', are used to distinguish the locations where the earth's magnetic field enter and leave the earth,. They, too, are located in the Arctic and Antarctic, but hundreds of miles away from 'True North' and 'True South'.

The terms, 'Magnetic North' and 'Magnetic South', are LOCATIONS and NOT magnetic polarities. The magnetic polarity of 'Magnetic North' is a south pole, and the magnetic polarity of 'Magnetic South' is a north pole. This explains why the 'North-Seeking' pole of a compass is attracted towards Magnetic North.

Answer 7

The Arctic (North Pole) is an ocean surrounded by land whereas the Antarctic (South Pole) is land surrounded by ocean. Although the North pole is 7% closer to the sun during the boreal (northern) summer than the South pole is during the austral (southern) summer the average temperatures are far colder in the Antarctic.

Answer 8

the south pole is called the south pole and the north pole is called the north pole the name is the main difference.

Answer 9

The North Magnetic and Geographic Poles are on a floating ice pack although the Magnetic North Pole can be located on a Canadian Island.

Answer 10

The North Pole is a spot on a floating ice sheet in the Arctic Ocean.

The South Pole is a spot on an ice cap on the continent of Antarctica.