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What is the north pole of the magnet?
The pole attracted to the Earth's north pole, or another magnet's south pole.
Which pole north or south of a compass magnet is attracted to Earht's magnetic north pole?
The north pole of the magnet is the one that points north. The Earth magentic pole that is near the north pole is traditionally called the "magnetic north pole", but if you consider Earth as a magnet, it is really the SOUTH pole, since the north pole of a magnet is attracted to it.
What would the North Pole of magnet be attracted to?
South Pole of another Magnet or towards the South Pole of the Earth
What is the end of a magnet called?
A pole. They are called the north pole and south pole. The north pole of a magnet is defined as the pole that, when the magnet is freely suspended, points towards the Earth's North Magnetic Pole in the Arctic.
How do we know its the south pole of the magnet?
Because magnets are oriented to the poles of the earth. Left to orient themselves the North on a magnet will point to the North Pole if the earth and the South to the South Pole.
A magnet free to rotate becomes what?
A compass, because the magnet's North pole will rotate until it points to the Earth's North pole.
What are north and south ends of a magnet called?
The north and south ends of a magnet are called magnetic north pole and south pole. The ends are named such because of the Earth's North Pole and South Pole.
Does the north pole of a magnet come to rest facing the north pole of the earth?
No.It doesn't.
What happens if a bar magnet is suspended vertically?
the bar magnet will become stable whereever it is suspended on the north pole as north pole=earth's magnetic south pole
Which pole (north or south) of a compass magnet is attracted to Earth's magnetic north pole?
spins
How does the north pole of a magnet face th e north of the earth?
If the Earth's magnetic field were represented by a giant bar magnet through the poles, then the bar's magnetic south pole would be located at the Earth's north pole & vice-versa! We define magnetic north as where a compass needle's north pole points.
The strongest parts of the magnet are called the?
The north and south ends of a magnet are called magnetic north pole and south pole. The ends are named such because of the Earth's North Pole and South Pole.
