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Why is the compass needle oriented as it is in the diagram
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Why is the compass needle oriented as it is in the diagram

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A compass needle looks north due to earths magnetic field but this is easily disrupted with things such as Magnets.
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its north pole is attracted to the south pole of the magnet

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