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What is the region around a magnet where a compass needle rests in a direction different from the geographic north-south direction called?
What causes a needle of a compass to always point towards the nearer pole of a magnet?
Why does the effect of a magnet's magnetic field decrease as the distance from the magnet increases?
What type of quantity is a magnetic field?
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How does an iron nail become magnetized near a magnet?
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What is the space around a magnet where a compass needle points towards the magnet's north pole called?
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What happens to an iron nail that gets attracted to a magnet?
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What is the name given to the space around a magnet where the earth's magnetic field is present?
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In which direction does a compass needle generally rest when influenced by a magnetic field?
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What happens when an iron nail is brought near another magnetized iron nail?
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