Because of earth's magnetic pull
nnoo
The needle, or "pointer", of a compass will always point North. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass
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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!
Your compass will always point to the earth's north magnetic pole. That spot is about 940 miles from the real north Pole. Your compass only points to real north if you happen to be on the extension of the line that joins the two spots. Anywhere else, your compass points to one side or the other of the real north Pole.
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. :)
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nnoo
The needle, or "pointer", of a compass will always point North. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass
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Compass points always towards Earth's magnetic north.
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.
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