Sometimes Buzzwords in Cookie Jam can be quite ambiguous. What does it mean “a compass points [blank]”. Well... it’s easier ...

and the needle of a compass is attracted to the north pole of the magnetosphere. The magnetic north pole isn't actually the same as the geographic north pole — it's about 1,000 miles south of ...

Whether you realize it or not, the earth has a magnetic field that is essentially anchored by two poles -- magnetic north and ...

They also had observed that needles cooled from red heat and held in the north-south orientation (the earth's axis) would become magnetic. These more refined needle compasses could then be floated in ...

You can check this by placing the compass next to the bowl. The needle is being affected by the Earth’s magnetic field. One end points towards magnetic north and the other end points south.