A plotting compass is used to detect which direction the North Pole is located. You can stand in any position and it will always point north.
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That's a navigation compass. A plotting compass will indeed point to the Earth's Magnetic North Pole (not the axis pole), if not influenced by any other magnet; but its purpose is in plotting the magnetic field around a magnet.
Compasses do not detect fluctuations in convection in the mantle. Compasses align with Earth's magnetic field, which is generated by the movement of molten iron in the outer core. Convection in the mantle occurs in the solid rock layer above the outer core, and does not directly influence the magnetic field detected by a compass.
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A device called a magnetometer is commonly used to detect and measure magnetic fields. Magnetometers can be found in various forms, such as handheld devices or as part of more complex systems like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines or compasses.
Magnets are used in compasses.
The plural possessive for compasses is compasses'.
There are three main types of compasses used for navigation and outdoor activities: magnetic compasses, digital compasses, and lensatic compasses. Magnetic compasses use a magnetized needle to point towards the Earth's magnetic north. Digital compasses use sensors to determine direction and often have additional features like GPS. Lensatic compasses are more advanced and have a sighting lens for more accurate readings.
A "pair of compasses".
Sea Merchants and Explorer's...used the Compasses (especially after arriving to a new place, and Needing the Exact Concordant , for Returning to Thier Home Lands.
there were compasses and maps and teloscopes
It Was Used To Tell The Direction You Were Going
A compass can be used to find your way.
A pair of compasses.