A marine compass is used to

compare magnetic moments

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determine direction

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determine dip at a place

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The correct option is C determine direction
A marine compass used to determine direction, that consists of parallel magnetic needles or bundles of needles permanently attached to a card marked to indicate direction and degrees of a circle.

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Q. A compass needle oscillates

20

times per minute at a place where dip is

45^{\circ}

and

30

times per minute where dip is

30^{\circ}

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20

times per minute at a place where dip is

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A marine compass is used to

The correct option is C determine directionA marine compass used to determine direction, that consists of parallel magnetic needles or bundles of needles permanently attached to a card marked to indicate direction and degrees of a circle.

The correct option is C determine direction
A marine compass used to determine direction, that consists of parallel magnetic needles or bundles of needles permanently attached to a card marked to indicate direction and degrees of a circle.