Physics GCSE
magnetic compass
What magnetic compass means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of magnetic compass
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Reference: AQA
Contains a small bar magnet balanced on a pivot so that it can turn freely.
Topics that use magnetic compass
- Magnetic fields (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- always attraction
- direction of field lines
- Earth's magnetic field
- field around a magnet
- field line spacing
- field strength
- induced poles
- magnetic materials
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