The artificial magnet used to detect the direction in the laboratory is:

U-shaped magnet

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horse shoe type magnet

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electromagnet

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magnetic compass

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Solution

The correct option is D
magnetic compass

The magnetic compass is a tiny artificial magnet.
It is used to detect the direction in a laboratory.
Hence, the correct option is D.

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(i) Artificial magnets are made in different shapes such as ___________, ____________, and ___________.

(ii) The materials which are attracted towards magnets are called ___________.

(iii) Paper is not a ___________material.

(iv) In olden days, sailors used to find direction by suspending a piece of ____________.

(v) A magnet always has ___________ poles.

State whether the following statements are ‘True’ or ‘False’.

(i) A cylindrical magnet has only one pole.

(ii) Artificial magnets were discovered in Greece.

(iii) Similar poles of a magnet repel each other.

(iv) Maximum iron filings stick in the middle of a bar magnet when it is bought near them.

(v) Bar magnets always point towards the North−South direction.

(vi) A compass can be used to find the East−West direction at any place.

(vii) Rubber is a magnetic material.

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