A compass can be used to find the east-west direction at any place.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Magnetic Compass
The magnetic compass is a device which is been used since ancient times by sailors and other travellers to find directions.
In those times google maps or any kind of GPS was not available
All the handmade maps and printed ones had a compass printed on them
Other than the 4 main directions, the compass shows more 4 directions too -north-east, south-east, south-west and north-west.
It is composed of a small box with a glass top and a magnetic needle, which moves and indicates the directions.
A magnetic needle can be used in the compass as a bar magnet rests in a geographic north-south direction
And due to this, the compass by default shows north and south directions.
Using this as a reference we can find east and west directions.
Therefore, the given statement is true.

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Question 2 (vi)

State whether the following statement is true or false.
A compass can be used to find East-West direction at any place.

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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