Physics GCSE
plotting compass
What plotting compass means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of plotting compass
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Reference: AQA
Its north seeking pole is free to turn and settles along the field, so the needle points the way the field points.
Topics that use plotting 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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