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compass is an instrument containing a freely suspended magnetic element which displays the direction of the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field at the point of observation. The magnetic compass is an old Chinese invention, probaly first made in China during the Qin dynasty (221-206 B.C.). Chinese fortune tellers used lodestones (a mineral composed of an iron oxide which aligns itself in a north-south direction) to construct their fortune telling boards.
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Does a compass use mangnetism?
A magnetic compass does. Though there are other types of compass that do not
What can you use to find the shape of a magnetic field?
a compass
What kind of energy does a compass use?
Magnetic energy
Why do people use magnetic north?
Because that's the direction a magnetic compass points to.
Why does a compass needle change direction when it is near a magnetic field?
Because of the magnetic force. The compass needle is also magnetic.Because of the magnetic force. The compass needle is also magnetic.Because of the magnetic force. The compass needle is also magnetic.Because of the magnetic force. The compass needle is also magnetic.
How the navigators and sailor use magnetic compass in preparing route maps?
how the navigators and sailors use compass to find direction
How navigators and sailors use magnetic compass in preparing route maps?
how the navigators and sailors use compass to find direction
What instrument is used for determining direction?
A compass. The North magnetic pole is in the direction of the N on the compass. Therefore, the North magnetic pole is in fact a magnetic field south pole since it *attracts* the north magnetic field pole of the compass magnet.
Is gyrosyn compass a combination of magnetic compass and artificial horizon?
No,a Gyrosyn compass is a combination of a Magnetic compass and Direct reading compass.
How do i use the earth's magnetic field to tell me where to go?
..get a compass?
Do people still use the Chinese magnetic compass?
yes
What tool would you use to detect magnetic effects?
A magnetic needle meter, or a simple compass.
