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Suggest one way to recognize the magnetic field of the earth.


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  1. When a magnet is suspended freely, it always rests in the north-south direction.
  2. It indicates that the earth produces a magnetic field that forces the external magnet to rest in the north-south direction.
  3. The north pole of the earth's magnet lies towards the geographical south and its south pole lies towards the geographically north.

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