The magnetized needle of a compass is attracted to the Earth's own magnetic field which has magnetic poles at the North and South.
What features of the earth makes a compass needle point north
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The needle, or "pointer", of a compass will always point North. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass
In Puerto Rico, your compass would point north towards the North Pole in the Arctic region.
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.
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 will point towards the magnetic north pole.
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
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.
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