Question

The magnetic north pole of Earth is not the same as the geographical North, because_________.

• A. Earth’s imaginary bar magnet inside is perfectly aligned to geographical East-West.
• B. Earth does not produce magnetic field lines
• C. Earth’s imaginary bar magnet is not aligned to geographic North-South.
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is C Earth’s imaginary bar magnet is not aligned to geographic North-South.

Earth acts like a giant bar magnet. Just like how the Earth has north and south pole geographically, it also has the North pole and the South pole when considered as a magnet.

The North pole of a suspended magnet points towards the geographical North pole of the Earth. Hence, the South Pole of the Earth's magnet is near the geographic North pole, and the North pole of the Earth's magnet is near the geographic South Pole.