Finding Directions
Finding Directions: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as The Magnetic Compass, South Seeking End of a Magnet and, North Seeking End of a Magnet
Important Questions on Finding Directions
A suspended magnet remains steady in a _____ direction. (east-west, north-south)
Magnet always points towards which directions?(North-South/East-West)
A magnetic _____ is a device, which is used to find directions with the help of a magnetised needle.
Answer in a word:
An instrument that helps us to know directions.
A freely suspended bar magnet aligns itself in the north-south direction.
How are magnets used to find directions?
A freely suspended magnet always comes to rest in this direction:
A free suspended magnet comes to rest along.
Label the cardinal directions and the sub directions in the figure given below.
Directions can be found with help of _____.
A small compass is placed beside the middle of a bar magnet.
In which direction will the compass needle point?
Why does a freely suspended bar magnet point in the north-south direction?
