2006-07-09 12:15:53 · 17 answers · asked by rattatattat 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"It depends on where in space you are.
"If you were in orbit around Earth, like in the space shuttle, it would follow Earth's magnetic field there, which is pretty much like on the surface of the earth. If you were near the sun, though, your compass would respond to the magnetic field around the sun. Even way out in space, there is generally a weak magnetic field that your compass would respond to."
2006-07-09 12:21:48 · answer #1 · answered by Jewel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
South West
2006-07-09 19:20:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A compass wouldn't work in space because it is attracted to the magnetic poles of the earth. Compasses also don't work near the south and north poles because the magnetic field is so great it confuses it.
2006-07-09 19:18:38 · answer #3 · answered by Travis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to the nearest magnet, more or less. If there are a few little ones scattered about, it will drift about in a half-assed way towards whichever seems strongest. If there's a planet nearby with a molten core, it will aim for the north pole of that
2006-07-09 19:19:11 · answer #4 · answered by wild_eep 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would still point towards the north pole. The magnetic fields extend beyond earth's atmosphere, it would depend on how for away you were. After a certain point, it would not be subjective to any one point.
2006-07-09 19:32:29 · answer #5 · answered by ducky474 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where you are. If in a capsul it would point the strongest magnetic source.ie. electronics ,radio. if you were out side the capsul, naked, it may point to you if you live long enough, otherwise it will still point to the strongest magentic point of (i believe) of positivly charged ions.
2006-07-09 19:22:06 · answer #6 · answered by steelhwyman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming that you misspelled compass, it would point to the strongest magnetic source available. Magentism is not effected by lack of gravity.
2006-07-09 19:19:50 · answer #7 · answered by omar101346 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The real question is, how do you prove the compass is wrong in space?
2006-07-09 19:18:13 · answer #8 · answered by roccothegrey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To any magnetic field subjected to
2006-07-10 02:29:26 · answer #9 · answered by mkaamsel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
down...because I have not been to space I really don't know.
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2006-07-14 18:14:07 · answer #10 · answered by ♫†☼☼♥Natasha♥☼☼†♫ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋