alleryThe earth's magnetic field points approximately from geographic:
ASouth to north
BNorth to south
CEast to west
DWest to east
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. South to north
1. The earth itself behaves as a large magnet.
2. Its field runs from the geographic south towards the north.
3. So a compass settles along that line.
_Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Chapter 5, Magnetism and Matter._
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