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Earth's magnetic field
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- Summary
The Earth is a magnetized planet. It can be seen as a magnet where the south magnetic pole coincides with the north geographic pole.
A compass remains tangential to the field lines at every point.
- Learning objectives
- To view the geometry of the Earth's magnetic field.
- To show that the compass remains parallel to the field lines at every point.
- To distinguish geographic poles and magnetic poles.
- To view the geometry of the Earth's magnetic field.
- How to use the animation
Move your mouse around the screen.
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