What is a compass? How is a compass used to find directions?

Erin Stafford

Erin Stafford

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2023-03-17

What is a compass? How is a compass used to find directions?

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A compass is a device with a magnetized pointer that indicates the location of magnetic north and provides bearings from it. It's a tool for determining one's direction of facing that has magnetic needles. A magnetic needle that travels and displays the directions is housed in a tiny box with a glass top in a magnetic compass. By using the north and south directions on a compass as a guide, we can always locate the east and west directions as well. The magnetized needle aligns itself in accordance with the NS direction of the earth's magnetic field.

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