Practice 7.2.2 Taming The Compass
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Answer: Needle
2. Which pole (north or south) of a compass magnet is attracted to Earth's magnetic north pole? (4 points)
Answer: North pole
3. Is the magnet in a compass a permanent magnet or an electromagnet? (3 points)
Answer: The magnet is permanent
4. The magnetic north pole and the geographic North Pole are not in the same location.
A. Are the magnetic north pole and the geographic North Pole always the same distance apart? (2 points)
B. Why is this true or not true? (8 points)
Answer:No Because the magnets shift over the time
5. The angle of difference between the geographic and magnetic poles is called the declination. How does the declination change as you move north from where you live? (5 points)
Answer: It Moves
6. It is important to take the declination into account when you are closer to the poles.Answer: Not Really
A. (2 points)What happens to the angle of declination as you get closer to the poles? Answer: It Doesn't Work
B. Why is it important to take this into account if you are traveling with a compass? (3 points)Answer; So you know how to use it
7. What characteristic of iron would make it a bad material for the housing around a compass? (5 points)Answer; The magnet will mess up your dial
8. Recall that this is what a compass would look like if you were orienting yourself to the northwest.
If you wanted to go southeast, how would the compass be positioned? Draw your answer below. (15 points)
Ms. Williams
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Williams, Sue
On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 9:54:11 AM UTC-5, Ms. Williams wrote:
On Monday, November 19, 2012 12:12:54 PM UTC-5, daniaza...@gmail.com wrote:1. What is the name of the line with which a compass aligns? (3 points)
Answer: Needle
3 points
2. Which pole (north or south) of a compass magnet is attracted to Earth's magnetic north pole? (4 points)
Answer: North pole
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3. Is the magnet in a compass a perm
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anent magnet or an electromagnet? (3 points)
Answer: The magnet is permanent4. The magnetic north pole and the geographic North Pole are not in the same location.
A. Are the magnetic north pole and the geographic North Pole always the same distance apart? (2 points)
B. Why is this true or not true? (8 points)
Answer:No Because the magnets shift over the time
5. The angle of difference between the geographic and magnetic poles is called the declination. How does the declination change as you move north from where you live? (5 points)
Answer: It Moves
0 points
6. It is important to take the declination into account when you are closer to the poles.Answer: Not Really
A. (2 points)What happens to the angle of declination as you get closer to the poles? Answer: It Doesn't Work
B. Why is it important to take this into account if you are traveling with a compass? (3 points)Answer; So you know how to use it
7. What characteristic of iron would make it a bad material for the housing around a compass? (5 points)Answer; The magnet will mess up your dial
5 points
8. Recall that this is what a compass would look like if you were orienting yourself to the northwest.If you wanted to go southeast, how would the compass be positioned? Draw your answer below. (15 points)
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