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| 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]].
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==Key Stage 4==
===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 [[Poles|North Seeking Pole]] and the other towards the [[Poles|South Seeking Pole]].
: Then end which points to the North is called the [[Poles|North Seeking Pole]] and the one pointing to the South is the [[Poles|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===
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|[[File:MagneticFieldBarMagnetCompass.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:MagneticFieldEarthCompass.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |These '''compasses''' show the direction of the [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]] of a [[Bar Magnet|bar magnet]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |These '''compasses''' show the direction of [[Earth]]'s [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]]. This shows that the North of the [[Earth]] is a [[Poles|South Seeking Pole]] of a [[magnet]].
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