BrainPop Compass Quiz

A compass needle points directly to your right. Which way is east?

• to your left

• to your right

• in front of you

• behind you

In which situation would a compass be most useful?

• walking to a friend's house

• hiking in the woods

• taking the bus to school

• running a marathon

The pivot in a compass allows the needle to:

• move freely

• remain sharp

• avoid getting wet

• become magnetized

Which factor has the greatest impact on the likelihood of two magnets attracting

• the orientation of the poles

• size of both magnets

• distance from true north

• degree of magnetic variation

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What object can be magnetized?

• splinter

• string

• iron nail

• plastic straw

The north pole of Earth's magnetic field is closest to which continent?

• Asia

• Antarctica

• North America

• Africa

What statement about the compass is most accurate?

• it's no longer widely used.

• it is a relatively modern invention.

• scientists still don't understand how it works.

• its design has not changed much over time.

Which of the following would be true if Earth's magnetic field were reversed?

• compass needles would point south

• compass needles would no longer spin

• compass needles would spin endlessly

• compass needles would still point north

Magnetic variation ________ with increasing distances from the poles.

• increases

• reverses

• decreases

• remains the same

How would you adjust a compass to account for a magnetic variation of 10 degrees east?

• rotate 5 degrees west

• rotate 10 degrees west

• rotate 5 degrees east

• rotate 10 degrees east