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Attraction and Repulsion between Magnets

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The needle of a magnetic compass becomes horizontal at Earth’s:

A

Never becomes horizontal

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North Pole

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C

Equator

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D

Magnetic equator

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Solution

The correct option is D Magnetic equator
At the magnetic equator of the earth, the magnetic field of the earth becomes horizontal. Therefore, the compass needle which aligns with the magnetic field of the earth also becomes horizontal.

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