Question
A compass needle, which shows the direction at the earth's magnetic pole is:

Answer

  1. Vertical.
Explanation:
For a compass to show the direction of magnetic pole moment, they must be placed at ether of the 2 geographic poles. It is because the direction of magnetic moment is from south to north pole.
The compass therefore will be vertical at both the poles.

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