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What features of the earth makes a compass needle point north
The needle, or "pointer", of a compass will always point North. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass
No. The compass needle points toward the magnetic north pole.
Magnets, man...
The needle in compasses is magnetic and is drawn to the Earth's magneticism in the North. When the needle is placed near a metal, as all magnets are, attracted to metals.
What features of the earth makes a compass needle point north
What features of the earth makes a compass needle point north
The needle, or "pointer", of a compass will always point North. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass
the north pole
To point to magnetic north.
It points to true 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).
No. The compass needle points toward the magnetic north pole.
A compass will never stop pointing north unless it is close to a magnet.
The compass needle will point north-south.
the north pole
Magnets, man...