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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 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]]. | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |These '''compasses''' show the direction of [[Earth]]'s [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]]. | ||
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Revision as of 08:55, 1 November 2018
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
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| These compasses show the direction of the magnetic field of a bar magnet. | These compasses show the direction of Earth's magnetic field. |