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You must be talking about a compass, a directional tool.
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What is a instrument with a needle that points north?
A compass.
What is a compass?
A compass is an instrument for determining direction consisting essentially of a freely suspended magnetic needle that points toward the magnetic north.
What is an instrument for determining direction consisting essentially of a freely suspended magnetic needle that points toward the magnetic north?
This is the description of a magnetic compass.
The needle of a compass points to what pole?
The needle of a compass points towards the Earth's magnetic North Pole.
What does a compass needle do?
It points to true north.
What does a compass needle point do?
It points to true north.
A needle on a compass always point to what pole?
The North Pole.Another AnswerA compass needle points to the location called 'Magnetic North', named to distinguish it from 'True North'. Magnetic North is several hundred miles away from True North.
Find out why the needle of a compass points to the north?
OK. Done that.
What is the purpose for a needle on a compass?
to point the right direction ***correction by cw - the needle always points north.
The marked end of a compas needle always points directly to?
north
Does the needle in a compass always point south?
One side of the needle points north. This is the one that is usually considered, so you would say that the "needle points north", but of course, the other side points south. The part that points north is usually specially marked. The magnetic compass reacts to Earth's magnetic field, which doesn't exactly coincide with Earth's rotation, so there may be some deviation, that is, it may not point exactly north.
Does a compass point to the geographic north pole?
No. The compass needle points toward the magnetic north pole.
