Question

Amanda is holding a compass and notices that the north pole of the compass points towards the north pole of Earth. She is confused because she knows from her science classes that the north poles of two magnets will repel each

other. How can she explain this phenomenon?
The geographic north pole of Earth is actually near Earth's magnetic south pole
The north pole of the compass was probably pushed in the wrong direction by a nearby magnet
Earth's magnetic poles may have reversed positions while Amanda was observing the compass
Earth's poles are not strong enough to attract any handheld magnets, so it was probably a coincidence that the compass
pointed towards the north pole

Answer 1

Answer: The geographic North Pole of the Earth is actually near the Earth’s magnetic South Pole.

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