Assertion: magnetic field | /r/CapableOf | exert torque
Facets:
value: on a loop of wire
type: LOCATION
value: on another magnet
type: LOCATION
value: on the needle
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The magnetic field exerts a torque on the needle, pulling the North end or pole of the needle approximately toward the Earth's North magnetic pole, and pulling the other toward the Earth's South magnetic pole.
text: Since a magnetic field can exert a torque on another magnet, this needle will line up in the direction of the net magnetic field.
text: A magnetic field exerts a force on a straight wire carrying current; it exerts a torque on a loop of wire carrying current.
text: A magnetic field exerts a torque which tries to align the normal vector of a loop of current with the magnetic field.