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If you are facing the south pole, you are facing south. As soon as you step on the south pole itself, all directions are north, no matter where you face.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoIf you are asking about simple bar magnets or electromagnets, yes. The same is true of "magnetic moments" at the molecular level.
If you are asking about the earth's magnetic poles, the answer is not as forthright. It is thought that the earth's magnetic field is a result of molten iron currents in or around the earth's core, and occasionally they have produced two norths that merge into one south pole, and other combinations.
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∙ 8y agoYour answer depends on where you are standing to face the South Pole.
The South Pole -- and the North Pole -- mark the convergence of all lines of longitude, including those that separate the eastern and western hemispheres.
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∙ 8y agoNo. "Down" is the direction toward the most effective gravitational mass. When standing on the surface of the Earth, the most effective gravitational mass is the Earth itself, so "down" points to the center of the Earth. Your "down" in Australia is different from my "down" in California, but in each case, it's toward the center of the Earth.
As we move off the Earth and into space, "down" will depend on the direction of acceleration; in a spacecraft that is accelerating, "down" is toward the engines, and "up" is the direction of acceleration. In a rotating space habitat, "up" will point to the center of spin, while "down" will point to the outside of the station.
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∙ 15y agoIf you are standing exactly on the South Pole, it is only possible to look North.
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∙ 14y agoIf you were standing directly at the South Pole, every direction would be North.
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∙ 10y agoYes.
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What happens if like magnetic forces come in contact with one another?
If you put north pole against north pole it will repel and if you put south pole against south pole it will also repel but if you put north pole against south pole it will attract. This is because 2 poles will not attract the same poles but different poles will.
How do bar magnets work?
Same as how the North Pole and South Pole works.
Where is the force of a magnet the strongest?
It is equally strong at the north pole compared with the south pole.
What is the scientific term of polarity?
Polarity means, what kind of pole, which would either be an electrical pole with a positive charge and a negative charge, or a magnetic pole with a south pole and a north pole.
The most likely places you would find magnetic force on the earth are?
the north pole and south pole
Why don't people in the South pole feel they are standing upside down?
Gravity .
Where does compass point if current is North?
If you are standing on the magnetic north pole, the needle will want to point down. If you are standing on the geographical North Pole, the needle will point South. From the North Pole, every direction is "South"!
Is it the people in south pole standing upside down?
Depens on your perspective. As far as they are concerned they will have their feet towards the ground just as anybody else. If you were to look at the Earth from space, you wouldn't be able to tell what was "up" and what was "down", making it all a moot point.
What is the only direction a person can travel from the south Pole.?
If you are standing precisely at the South pole, you can only travel north.
Which way would Santa Claus be looking if he was pole dancing upside down on the south pole with the Easter bunny on top and he was downing a gallon of mtn dew?
down at the ground but up at the same.
If you were standing on the north pole what direction would you be looking?
Every direction for 360 degrees is south. You can still go up or down, though.
What are the altitudes of the North Pole and the South Pole?
When you stand at the North Pole, you're standing on Arctic sea ice -- sea level. When you stand at the South Pole, you're standing on about 9,000 feet -- 2,700 meters -- of ice.
How do you find the north pole on the impossible test?
Turn your screen upside down
If you were standing at the south pole which way would you leave?
Head north.
How can due south be located in the night sky?
Where should it be located? Obviously if your looking at a map, south is down. How can south be located down? If your standing on the south pole, there is no south. If your looking for a star and it is located in the southern part of the sky, that is where you would look for it. A point of reference, not a rule as to where south is.
Where is down for people at the North Pole?
Towards the south pole.
Which has landunder it north or south pole?
Australia, "the land down under" is near the south pole.
