Why only a magnetic compass is used to find the direction?

Academic Physics NCERT Class 10

In a compass, only a magnetic needle is used that can rotate freely. When we keep a compass at a place, its magnetic needle will align itself in the north-south direction, because the earth also has its own magnetic field.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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