The magnetized needle of a compass is attracted to the Earth's own magnetic field which has magnetic poles at the North and South.
The needle points north because it is a magnet and it will align with the magnetic field of the Earth which generally run north and south.
The magnetic field makes it point nort.
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!
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The needle, or "pointer", of a compass will always point North. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass
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
No, a compass points to magnetic north, which may not align perfectly with geographic north in certain locations due to variations in the Earth's magnetic field.
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.
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North Star points at True North, you can use a compass and north star to see how far off magnetic north is from your location. .
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!