Like magnetic poles repel, unlike magnetic poles attract. So the magnetic south and magnetic north of two bar magnets will attract. Therefore, though the compass needle points towards the magnetic north, it is actually the magnetic south pole of the compass needle that is pointing towards the magnetic north.
Its ovious why a compass points in different directions. For example, if your going north, the compass points north because your going that direction. Theres also a magnet concealed in the compass. How does the compass know what direction yoiur going. Earth it self is a magnet. When you head that direction, it will point
A COMPASS? It points in normally two directions North and south. However the same end will always point towards north. Some compasses have 4 cardinal points on them and they will point in all four directions at once. but again the north and south are the ones that line up. East and west are just along for the ride. Other Directional indicator. Radio direction finders, wind vanes, etc. have all the operational properties of the compass but use different means to point with.
A compass. The north, west, east, and south star thing.
Magnetic northNorth.In line with the earth's magnetic field.A way to remember the four directions on a compass is Never Eat Soggy Waffles or Never Eat Slimy Worms.magnetic north
The 16 directions on a compass rose are: * North * South * East * West * Northeast * Northwest * Southeast * Southwest * North Northeast * East Northeast * North Northwest * West Northwest * South Southeast * East southeast * South Southwest * West Southwest.
the compass would point north because it Always points north unless you are at the 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 point to which a compass always points is the magnetic North Pole. This is because the compass needle aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic field, which is directed towards the magnetic North Pole.
Compass points always towards Earth's magnetic north.
to point the right direction ***correction by cw - the needle always points north.
The North Pole.Another AnswerA compass needle points to the location called 'Magnetic North', named to distinguish it from 'True North'. Magnetic North is several hundred miles away from True North.
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It points to true north.
True north is the direction indicated by the Earth's axis of rotation, while magnetic north is the direction indicated by the compass needle. The arrowhead of a compass points towards magnetic north, not true north.
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no It points to magnetic north, which is not exactly the same as true north.