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Key Stage 3
Meaning
A compass is a very small magnet that can freely spin around its center to show the direction of a 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 around a magnet. These are called plotting compasses.
Examples
| These compasses show the direction of the magnetic field of a bar magnet. | These compasses show the direction of Earth's magnetic field. |
