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A compass needle does not point precisely to the Earth's geographic North Pole True or false
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A compass needle does not point precisely to the Earth's geographic North Pole
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The compass needle points to the Earth's magnetic north pole. That one is several hundred miles away from the geographic North Pole. They're pretty close so the magnetic pole is useful for navigation.
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