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The angle of difference between the geographic and magnetic poles is called the declination How does the declination change as you move north from where you live?
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The angle between the geographic and magnetic poles extends more towards the east, as you move to the north. The magnetic pole is actually near Greenland.
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What is the angle between the geographic North Pole and the direction in which a compass needle points is called magnetic?
Magnetic declination
What is the name given to the difference between true north and magnetic north?
magnetic variation
True or false Declination is the difference between true north and magnetic north?
true
What is The discrepancy between the orientation of a compass and true north known as?
the magnetic declination
Why is it a problem to have a magnetic North Pole and a geographic North Pole?
An ordinary magnetic compass points to magnetic north, not to true north. If the difference between the two directions is large and not accounted for, you can get lost.
What is the purpose of a declination?
Assuming the subject is magnetic declination the difference between the north pole and the true north pole this difference, is the magnetic declination, there is not information on what purpose it serves.
What is magnetic variation?
Since the Earth's magnetic poles are not located at the geographic poles, a magnetic compass doesn't point to 'true' (geographic) north. The DIFFERENCE angle between magnetic north and true north is the magnetic variation or declination where you are. It changes for different locations.
What is the angle between the geographic North Pole and the direction in which a compass needle points is called magnetic?
Magnetic declination
What is the name given to the difference between true north and magnetic north?
magnetic variation
What is the term used for difference between true north and magnetic north?
Magnetic declination or variation.
True or false Declination is the difference between true north and magnetic north?
true
What is the difference between magnetic North and true North 19 letter word?
ten degrees ten degrees degree of declination (19 letters to fit in your crossword puzzle) magnetic declination
When using a compass to map an area why is it important to know an areas magnetic declination?
Unlike the geographic poles, which are always in the same place, the magnetic poles change location throughout the history of earth. So when using a compass to map or explore the Earth's surface, you need to make a correction for the difference between geographic nor and magnetic north.
How does the declination change as you move north from where you live?
The angle between the geographic and magnetic poles extends more towards the east, as you move to the north. The magnetic pole is actually near Greenland.
How is magnetic declination measured in the northern hemisphere?
It is measured exactly the same in the Southern hemisphere (no difference between the two hemispheres). It is the difference between magnetic north and true north and it varies all over the globe. Magnetic declination (also called magnetic variation) is positive when magnetic north is east of true north (clockwise) and it is negative when magnetic north is west of true north (anti-clockwise).
What is the angular difference between true North and magnetic North is called?
That's the "magnetic declination". Since the true north pole and the magnetic north pole are located at different points on the earth, the declination is a different angle in different places on earth.
How do you find magnetic direction?
The angle between the direction your compass points and the direction you're facing is the 'magnetic azimuth'. The angle between the direction to the north pole and the direction you're facing is the 'true azimuth'. They are virtually never the same angle. The difference between them is the 'magnetic declination' or the 'compass declination' in the place where you are at in which.
