Even today, we use a certain star and the main magnetic point to help us find our own location. The magnetic point on a compass and a certain star both lead us to what point?
2006-12-17 07:14:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
north star
2006-12-17 08:06:19 · answer #1 · answered by j9590 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The star leads us to the north pole and the compass points us towards the magnetic north (which is not exactly the north pole)
2006-12-17 15:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they're each different. the north star leads to the north pole. a compass points to the northern magnetic pole:
http://deeptow.whoi.edu/northpole.html
2006-12-17 15:23:50 · answer #3 · answered by gggjoob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
north star points to the north pole
compass points to magnetic north
2006-12-17 16:32:00 · answer #4 · answered by bulldogsfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋