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Simple question: is magnetic north actually a "north" or "south" pole? Which part of a magnetic compass is attracted to it?
by sandworm101 4y ago
Simple question: is magnetic north actually a "north" or "south" pole? Which part of a magnetic compass is attracted to it?
- TheRealPomax 4y agoThe Earth's "magnetic North" is a magnetic south pole. Any magnet's "north" pole will point in/be attracted to the Earth's magnetic North.
- kqr 4y agoHow is magnetic north defined? In relation to negative electric charge, or just by reference to a standard compass? (I.e. "whatever is attracted to this side of my magnet is magnetic north" )
- TheRealPomax 4y agoThose are the same thing. The Earth is a planet sized (highly irregular) magnet, and compasses are very simple measuring devices for finding the alignment of the (local) magnetic field. Magnetic North is the "point" (it's not actually a point at all) on the surface of the planet where all magnetic field lines that you can trace by walking towards compass-incidated North converge. And those lines won't be even remotely straight =)
- judge2020 4y agoWhile the other comment is true, technically it has and might once again completely flip https://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/en/horizon-magazine/earths-magnetic-poles-could-start-flip-what-happens-then https://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/en/horizon-maga...