A compass will never stop pointing north unless it is close to a magnet.
Because the geographical North (the point around which the Earth rotates) is in a different place to magnetic north.
If you point the north side of the compass away from you the compass will point south. Because the needle always points north (magnetism).
the compass would point north because it Always points north unless you are at the north pole. :)
When standing on the Magnetic North Pole, your compass will only South!
What features of the earth makes a compass needle point north
What features of the earth makes a compass needle point north
Actually, a compass points to the magnetic north pole, not the geographic north pole.
A compass point is lightly magnetised and is attracted the the magnetic north pole, so provided there are no other stronger magnets nearby the compass will always point north, and knowing where north is you can then work out all the other directions.
No. The compass needle points toward the magnetic north pole.
magnetic north
magnetic north
North Star points at True North, you can use a compass and north star to see how far off magnetic north is from your location. .