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A compass is a small device with a <a href="/n/needle">needle</a> in the middle that always points north. They work because the needle is a small <a href="/m/magnet">magnet</a> and the <a href="/e/earth">Earth</a> is a big magnet, and the needle always tries to line up with the magnetic field of the Earth.
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A compass is a small device with a
needle
in the middle that always points north. They work because the needle is a small
magnet
and the
Earth
is a big magnet, and the needle always tries to line up with the magnetic field of the Earth.
Paul Downey
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CC BY-SA
