In a bar magnet, the magnetic field lines
(a) Define magnetic field lines. Describe an activity to draw a magnetic filed line outside a bar magnet from one pole to another pole.
(b) Explain why, a freely suspended magnet always points in the north-south direction.
Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:
(a) Magnetic field lines leave the...........pole of a bar magnet and enter at its.........pole.
(b) The earth's magnetic field is rather like that of a ..........magnet with its ........... pole in the northern hemisphere.