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What instrument is used for determining direction?
A compass. The North magnetic pole is in the direction of the N on the compass. Therefore, the North magnetic pole is in fact a magnetic field south pole since it *attracts* the north magnetic field pole of the compass magnet.
The arrowhead of a compass always point 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.
Which direction would you be going if you were going from the North Pole to Mexico?
Southeast
Of True North and Magnetic North and Compass North which is really up?
True North is the real North, following along the lines of longitude which converge at the North Pole, the farthest geographically North point on the planet, and the rotational axis of the planet. Magnetic North and Compass North are both the same thing, with the compass pointing along Magnetic North. Magnetic North however, is not the real North. If you were to follow your compass as far North as it could point, you would end up on the Prince of Wales Island in the Northwest Territories of Canada, over 1,500 miles away from the North Pole. Magnetic North can be adjusted to True North on your compass by knowing the local magnetic variation of your area and adding/subtracting accordingly. A third North is Grid North, which follows the Grid Lines on a standard map. At the South Pole, every direction is True North, so Grid North is used instead and can be found by following the Prime Meridian northwards. Hope that helps.
What feature of the Earth makes a compass needle point north?
What features of the earth makes a compass needle point north
Why does a compass point in different directions?
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
How can you tell if a stream is going north or south?
A compass.
What uses a compass?
the use of an compass is to know what direction your going in such as north,south,east,or west
Why is a compass rose included on map?
So you know which direction North is. You can use the compass rose to give or follow directions.
Why should you always follow North on a compass?
Well, you don't really have to follow North on a compass. A compass indicates North because it is influenced by the Earth's magnetic field. Now if you know exactly the direction of North, you can deduce the directions of South, East and West.
What happens to the compass needle when the current in the wire is switched?
It will return to pointing North.
A crazy man is lost in a forest how does he DO?
HE WILL USE A COMPASS AND WILL FOLLOW NORTH UNTIL HE REACHES SOME WHERE
How do you orient yourself?
use a compass and follow which way is north and make sure you have a wallky talky.
What happens to a compass in the Earth's magnetic field?
A compass aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic field, pointing north towards the magnetic North Pole. This allows users to determine the direction of North and navigate accurately.
How can you tell which direction north and south is going without compass?
Use north, east, south and west...
What happens internally when you calibrate a mechanical auto compass?
Small magnets are rotated to "null out" local magnet fields so the compass will accurately align to magnetic North.
How did the compass help sailors.?
A compass tells sailors which direction they are going in (North, South, East, or West). This helps the sailors not to get lost and to keep on track to their destination.
