The north pole of a compass magnet points toward ______.

A. magnetic south
B. geographic south
C. magnetic north
D. geographic north

Question

The north pole of a compass magnet points toward ______. 

A. magnetic south
B. geographic south
C. magnetic north
D. geographic north

abhisar · Answer

What do you think it should be?

hockeychick23 · Answer

I thought it would be magnetic north but it sounds like a trick question so i wasn't positive

abhisar · Answer

Magnetic north pole of earth is situated towards its geographical south pole and magnetic south towards geographical north.

hockeychick23 · Answer

oh its geographic south? ok thanks

abhisar · Answer

Now, north pole of compass magnet will always try to align itself towards earth's magnetic south pole i.e geographic north pole....getting it?

hockeychick23 · Answer

what? its the magnetic south? i thought it was the geographic south

abhisar · Answer

North pole of compass magnet will point towards Magnetic South or Geographic North.

abhisar · Answer

Opposite magnetic poles attract each other!

hockeychick23 · Answer

ok, but which one of the 2 do you think would be right then? because only 1 is supposed to be right

abhisar · Answer

Well that's vague, because both of them are correct according to me. But I'll say magnetic south in that case.

anonymous · Answer

here what is answer ?