To find east on a compass hold it with 'N' or north at the top. East is 90 degrees or one quarter of the circle to the right.
It is called a mariners compass, it is a instrument that shows the North, east, West and South, and is used by pilots and the sailors.
There are a few different kinds of compass. To make a compass that makes circles you could use a pencil and tie it to another pencil and trace circles.
to Avalon the heading is 243. To return is 062. distance 30.5
The earth's magnetic field acts upon the magnetic material of the compass needle, causing it to align to the field. Thus, the compass appears to point North, which is "magnetic north". Magnetic north and "true north" are about 300 miles apart.
The needle of a compass is a magnet, and the earth is also a magnet. The side of the compass marked N is attracted to the north pole of the Earth, and the side marked S is attracted to Earth's south pole. The compass will spin to line itself up with the poles it is attracted to. However, if you have other magnets nearby, the compass can spin to line itself up with those instead.
The needle, or "pointer", of a compass will always point North. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass
the compass would point north because it Always points north unless you are at the north pole. :)
In Puerto Rico, your compass would point north towards the North Pole in the Arctic region.
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.
The marked end of a compass needle typically points towards the magnetic north.
A compass. When a compass is filled with a magnetic liquid, the needle is able to point towards the Earth's magnetic North pole, guiding the way. When the compass is empty or not functioning, the needle remains still and does not indicate direction.
To make a compass face the wrong way, you can do so by placing a strong magnet next to the compass needle. The magnetic force of the magnet will overpower the Earth's magnetic field, causing the compass needle to point in the opposite direction. Remember that this can temporarily disrupt the accuracy of the compass.
The Compass Point Sessions was created in 1998.
Compass Point Studios was created in 1977.
The compass will point towards the magnetic north pole.
Except near the Earth's magnetic poles, the south pole of a compass points toward the south.
If you point the north side of the compass away from you the compass will point south. Because the needle always points north (magnetism).