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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A compass pointing north will point in a different direction when placed near a piece of metal. Which causes this to happen?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

electromagnetism. The needle in compasses is magnetic and is drawn to the Earth's magneticism in the North. When the needle is placed near a metal, as all magnets are, attracted to metals.

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