Combined Science GCSE
Alignment of a freely suspended magnet
What Alignment of a freely suspended magnet means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A freely suspended magnet aligns with the local magnetic field, so the compass needle rotates until it lies along the Earth's magnetic field at that place.
Topics that use Alignment of a freely suspended magnet
- Magnetic fields (AQA GCSE)
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- Attraction and repulsion
- Earth's magnetic field
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- magnetic compass
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