[DOC] [TLE] How Does a Compass Work? - Live Science [PAR] Jul 28, 2010 ... A compass needle aligns itself and points toward the top of Earth's magnetic ... A 
compass points north because all magnets have two poles , a... [DOC] [TLE] Why the North pole is actually a South seeking pole| Explore ... [PAR] Therefore, when the red end of a magnet or compass is pointing north, it is ... And 
the North Pole (note the capitals) is a place on the Earth towards which all... [DOC] [TLE] Why does a magnetic compass point to the Geographic North Pole ... [PAR] Nov 15, 2013 ... A magnetic compass does not point to the geographic north pole. ... from the 
southern geographic hemisphere towards the northern geographic... [DOC] [TLE] What would a compass point to if you were at the North Pole ... [PAR] Believe it or not, there are actually TWO North Poles  the one at the top of the 
earth and what is known as MAGNETIC NORTH. Magnetic north is actually in... [DOC] [TLE] How does a magnetic compass work? - Explain that Stuff [PAR] Oct 16, 2016 ... Now if the needle in your compass is pointing north, that means it's being 
attracted (pulled toward) something near Earth's north pole. [DOC] [TLE] Q & A: The Compass Points North | Department of Physics ... [PAR] Why does the compass always point to north? ... The Earth's magnet has one '
end' really close to the North pole and the other one really close to the South pole
. [DOC] [TLE] Why does a compass always point north? | Reference.com [PAR] The magnets inside compasses are drawn to the magnetic North Pole, which is ... 
even though a compass always points north, it does not always point toward... [DOC] [TLE] Why does a compass point north? | Reference.com [PAR] A compass has a small magnet balanced on its needle. The Earth has two 
magnetic poles, and the magnet is attracted to its polar opposite at the North... [DOC] [TLE] Lecture 22 -- Earth's Magnetic Field [PAR] Answer: The north end of the compass needle will always point in the ... of the 
Earth's geographic north pole which located near the earth's south magnetic pole
. ... I was taught that the metal arrow points towards the North pole because of it's
... [DOC] [TLE] A compass always points to magnetic north. Why is it that it only ... [PAR] The needle does not have significant polarity when it's plain metal and not 
magnetic. ... The needle doesn't point toward the earth's North Pole, it is aligned 
with the local field lines, which may not even point to the magnetic North Pole. 
But it is... [DOC] [TLE] Where would a compass point to in space? | - About Space [PAR] Feb 23, 2013 ... Here on Earth, a compass would point towards magnetic north. ... International 
Space Station would still be a reliable guide to the North Pole. [DOC] [TLE] Why does a compass point North? | Yahoo Answers [PAR] Mar 10, 2008 ... In order for the north end of the compass to point toward the North Pole, you have 
to assume that the buried bar magnet has its south end at the... [DOC] [TLE] If like poles repel each other, why does a compass's north pole get ... [PAR] It's an accident of history. The "north" end of the magnet you hold in your hand is 
really the ... This is because the compass needle points towards the magnetic 
south pole. Magnetic south pole = Geographical north pole and vice versa. [DOC] [TLE] Where will a compass point if we are at the North Pole? - Quora [PAR] Jul 1, 2015 ... If you were at the geographic north then the compass would still point at the 
magnetic ... we bring a magnet near a magnetic compass it deflects, and after a 
while will it point towards the north pole of the magnet or the south . [DOC] [TLE] Magnetic North vs Geographic (True) North Pole - GIS Geography [PAR] If you were standing on the geographic north pole holding your compass, it would 
point towards northern Canada at Ellesmere Island

Question: A compass points toward this north pole
Answer: Magnetic North Pole