magnetic pole
Where compasses point
A magnetic pole is one of the two points on a magnet where the magnetic force is strongest—the north pole and the south pole.
Opposite poles attract; like poles repel.
Earth has magnetic poles near (but not exactly at) its geographic poles, which is why compasses work.
The north-seeking end of a compass needle points toward Earth's magnetic north pole.
Separated opposite charges
- field linesPaths depicting field strength
- fluxContinuous change or flow
- magnetosphereCelestial body's protective field
- ferromagnetismStrong atomic magnetic alignment
paramagnetism · diamagnetism · lodestone · electromagnet · induction · hysteresis · permeability · susceptibility
Device showing cardinal directions
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- declinationAngular distance from equator
- true northDirection to the pole
- bearingPosture or orientation
orientation · mariner · wayfinding · cartography · sextant · gyrocompass · nautical · chart
Polar atmospheric light display
- southern lightsPolar luminescence, hemisphere opposite
- solar windContinuous stellar particle emission
- charged particlesAtoms with net electricity
- ionosphereCharged upper atmospheric layer
geomagnetic storm · solar storm · plasma · corona · luminous · glow · night sky · photons
Earth's northernmost zone
- AntarcticSouthern polar region
- polar regionArea near geographic extremes
- ice capPermanent dome-shaped glacier
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
tundra · permafrost · hemisphere · high latitude · polar circle · polar expedition · Svalbard · McMurdo
dipole
Separated opposite charges
- field linesPaths depicting field strength
- fluxContinuous change or flow
- magnetosphereCelestial body's protective field
ferromagnetism · paramagnetism · diamagnetism · lodestone · electromagnet · induction · hysteresis · permeability · susceptibility · ferrite
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- declinationAngular distance from equator
- true northDirection to the pole
bearing · orientation · mariner · wayfinding · cartography · sextant · gyrocompass · nautical · chart · dead reckoning
northern lights
Polar atmospheric light display
- southern lightsPolar luminescence, hemisphere opposite
- solar windContinuous stellar particle emission
- charged particlesAtoms with net electricity
ionosphere · geomagnetic storm · solar storm · plasma · corona · luminous · glow · night sky · photons · polar lights
Arctic
Earth's northernmost zone
- AntarcticSouthern polar region
- polar regionArea near geographic extremes
- ice capPermanent dome-shaped glacier
glacier · tundra · permafrost · hemisphere · high latitude · polar circle · polar expedition · Svalbard · McMurdo · polar vortex
- earth scienceatmosphere, earthquake, geology, volcano, crust
- magnetsmagnets, bar magnets, electromagnet, fridge magnets, lodestones
- polarpolar, polar region, polar regions, Arctic, Antarctic
- oppositesopposite, opposites, antonym, antonyms, inverse
- AntarcticaAmundsen, Scott, penguins, ice sheet, glaciology
- ArcticArctic Circle, Arctic Ocean, Arctic wildlife, Arctic exploration, Arctic research
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