why magnet always swings to north?

Question

(i know our earth is consider to be a big magnet)

Answer 1

It is bipolar, and swings to both north and south simultaneously.

Answer 2

The Earth Magnetic Field is stronger at the North Pole..Not Santa's N. Pole...The North Cap of the Earth...Watch the Science Channel...

That also were the Northern Lights happen....and the Northern Lights come from a solar flare hitting are Magnetic Field...

Answer 3

They are attracted to the Earth's northern magnetic pole.
It is interesting to note that the "N" stamped on a bar or horseshoe magnet is actually a "North seeking" pole and as such it is the same polarity as the Earth's south magnetic pole.
The standard must have been set before the idea of dissimilar poles attracting and like poles repelling was properly understood.

Answer 4

The earth, being a big magnet, has lines of its magnetic field errupting out of the poles and curving around to the other pole. Any polar magnet in that field will line up with those lines running from pole to pole.

Answer 5

Magnet has the property that like poles attract each other.
Since Earth is itself a magnet it also has magnetic poles.
The Earth's magnetic South pole is geographical north pole.
North pole of a normal magnet will be attracted to this south pole of earth, which is geographical north pole. hence magnet always swings to the north.