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We know that a compass points northward because Earth is a giant magnet. Will the northward-pointing needle point northward when the compass is brought to the Southern Hemisphere?

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Chapter13: Electromagnetic Induction

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Problem 17CQ: Around the geographic North Pole (or magnetic South Pole), Earth’s magnetic field is almost...

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