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"!
What features of the earth makes a compass needle point north
No. The compass needle points toward the magnetic north pole.
No. The true north pole and the magnetic north pole are in different locations. The compass will point at the magnetic north pole. If you happened to be somewhere between the two north poles, the compass will point exactly backwards!
The needle, or "pointer", of a compass will always point North. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass
yes it is
point to the magnetic north :)
Current flowing through a wire induces a magnetic field, causing the compass to point away from "magnetic north" and point in a different direction.
current flowing throgh a conducter or wire it emmits a circuler magnetic field around the wire.a compass react to a magnetic field by point to the north pole.(point throgh the south to the 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).
the compass would point north because it Always points north unless you are at the north pole. :)
When standing on the Magnetic North Pole, your compass will only South!
What features of the earth makes a compass needle point north
What features of the earth makes a compass needle point north
Actually, a compass points to the magnetic north pole, not the geographic north pole.
A compass point is lightly magnetised and is attracted the the magnetic north pole, so provided there are no other stronger magnets nearby the compass will always point north, and knowing where north is you can then work out all the other directions.
No. The compass needle points toward the magnetic north pole.
magnetic north