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Label the cardinal directions and the sub directions in the figure given below. 

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Important Questions on Exploring Magnets

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A magnet attracts :
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A body has a negative charge of 1 μc. It means the body has gained:
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Calculate the number of electrons constituting one coulomb of charge.
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A freely suspended magnet always points towards a particular direction. Which direction is this? Explain the reason for this behaviour of a magnet.
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The property by which a magnet always rests in a north-south direction. (Directive/Attractive)
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Explain the term.

North and south poles of a magnet.

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How will you prepare your own magnetic compass?
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What is a magnetic compass? What is its use?
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A _____ is a device used to find directions.
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There are no markings on the body of a bar magnet to indicate its poles. How would you find its north pole?
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Find out and explain the usefulness of a compass in finding directions.
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A device based on the directive property of the magnet. (Choose from : Magnetic compass or Sun-dial).
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You are given a bar magnet with a length of string tied to it such that the magnet can hang from it. By just observing the magnet, how can you find out which end is the north pole? Explain your answer.
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The pole of a magnet pointing north.

(Choose from: North pole / South pole)

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A freely suspended bar magnet comes to rest in the
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Before the invention of a compass, sailors used stars to find direction. In what way is using compass better?
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Write down the property of magnets using which directions can be found. Prove this property with the help of an activity. 
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What is a magnetic compass? 
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A magnetic compass is a device which is widely used by the sailors.
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(a) Name two magnetic poles which attract each other.

(b) Name two magnetic poles which repel each other.