KS3 Y8 Compasses

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Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button if available to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
   bar magnet      compass      iron      lodestone      north      north pole      north seeking pole      northwards      south      south pole      south seeking pole   
8Jb Compasses

When we explore our surroundings we usually need a map and a . If the area has not been charted then we need a . Otherwise we use other means.

In the past people used a kind of rock called . They used it to act as compasses. These rocks contain a lot of . It was found that when they were made to hang one side of the lodestone will always point . It is believed by some that they were used in China over 2000 years ago.

People eventually made nicer magnets. The common one is in the shape of a bar so it is called the . The bar magnet will have two ends and one will be called the because it seeks and points to the . The other will be called the because it seeks and points to the .

They are usually called the and the respectively.

 

 

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