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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
[[File:CompassPicture.png|right|300px|thumb|Text]]
A [[compass]] is a very small [[magnet]] that can freely spin around its center to show the direction of a [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]].
===About Compasses===
: A '''compass''' will point with one end towards the north and the other towards the south.
: Then end point to the North is called the North Seeking Pole and the one pointing to the South is the South Seeking Pole.
: Some very small '''compasses''' are used to draw the [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]] around a [[magnet]]. These are called plotting compasses.
===Examples===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:MagneticFieldLineBarMagnetCompass.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:MagneticFieldLineEarthCompass.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |These '''compasses''' show the direction of the [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]] of a bar magnet.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |These '''compasses''' show the direction of [[Earth]]'s [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]].
|}
===Meaning===
[[File:CompassPicture.png|right|300px|thumb|Text]]
A [[compass]] is a very small [[magnet]] that can freely spin around its center to show the direction of a [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]].
===About Compasses===
: A '''compass''' will point with one end towards the north and the other towards the south.
: Then end point to the North is called the North Seeking Pole and the one pointing to the South is the South Seeking Pole.
: Some very small '''compasses''' are used to draw the [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]] around a [[magnet]]. These are called plotting compasses.
===Examples===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:MagneticFieldLineBarMagnetCompass.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:MagneticFieldLineEarthCompass.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |These '''compasses''' show the direction of the [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]] of a bar magnet.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |These '''compasses''' show the direction of [[Earth]]'s [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]].
|}