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Jasmine is conducting an investigation and moves a magnet near a compass, causing the compass needle to move. However, the magnet never touched the compass. This observation is evidence for which characteristics of magnetic fields?

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They have a north pole and a south pole.

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Answer:

This observation shows the ability of the magnetic fields to create lines that can align the position of the magnets.

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Compasses have a small magnet on the pointer and this explains why the compass pointer aligns with a magnet, even if the magnet does not touch the compass.

That's because the magnet on the compass pointer creates a magnetic field around it. This magnetic field is capable of creating lines that have the ability to align the position of different magnets, even if they do not touch.

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