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What is the name of the star that the north pole points at right now?
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∙ 16y ago
Polaris is the north star.
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How do the poles work?
The north pole points to the north.The south pole points to the south. The north pole points to the north.The south pole points to the south.
The magnetic pole that points to the north is the magnet's?
north pole
What is the farthest point on the Earth's surface?
north pole and south pole are the farthest points on earth
The needle of a compass points to what pole?
The needle of a compass points towards the Earth's magnetic North Pole.
What would a freely suspended magnet do?
A freely-suspended magnet will come to rest in a North- South direction -The pole which points to the north is the North Pole -The pole which points at south is the South Pole
What are the points farhest north and south on the earth?
North pole and south pole
Where does the south pole a compass magnet points?
The north of the compass points to Earth's magnetic south pole, which is to the north.
What nsp is the end of a magnet that points north?
North Seeking Pole
Why a compass is attracted by the north pole but not the south pole?
The compass needle is magnetic so has a north pole and a south pole. North attracts north and south attracts south so the compass needle points to the north pole (you could say it - the other end- points to the south pole too).
When the north pole points toward the sun what season is it in the northern hemisphere?
In North America, the season when the north pole points toward the sun is Summer.
When the North Pole points toward the sun the northern hemisphere is in what season?
In North America, the season when the north pole points toward the sun is Summer.
Where will the North pole of a suspended magnet point to?
On a compass, the needle points toward the North Magnetic Pole (not precisely the same as the geographic North Pole). The "north pole" of a magnet is defined according to the Earth's magnetic field (or by application of the "right hand rule" of electromagnetic field generation).
