PHYSICS 10 SCIENCE · 2026–27 · From the chapter · exam-style questions · p. 135

Practice question from chapter text

Distinguish Earth’s geographic and magnetic poles.

زمین کے جغرافیائی اور مقناطیسی قطبوں میں فرق کریں۔

Solution & explanation

Geographic poles define the rotation axis. Magnetic poles belong to the field geometry and do not exactly coincide with them; locations change. A compass north-seeking end points approximately toward geographic north because that region acts magnetically south-seeking in the dipole description.

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