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alexandr1967 [171]
3 years ago
13

Can somebody please explain how a compass can be used to find North?

Physics
1 answer:
Ira Lisetskai [31]3 years ago
5 0

if the pointy thingy in your compass is pointing north, that means it's being (pulled toward) something near Earth's north pole

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