Why does a compass point to magnetic north instead of true north?
The question a lot of people are asking is why a compass points north? The reason this is, is because there is a weak magnet in a compass, but there is a stronger magnetic field in the North Pole. The earth is filled with an iron core too which gives it the magnetic pull. You could imagine the iron core as a big magnetic bar that stretches from the South to the North Pole. You might not believe this but magnetism is the strongest force in nature! I have also learned that the bar magnet doesn’t align perfectly with the north and South Pole it is actually slightly a bit off but almost exact. If you really think hard though you could think that the south end of the iron core is at the North Pole and the north side of the iron core is on the South Pole. The reason this is, is because opposites attract! The iron is in the middle of the earth which as we all know, is really hot so the iron turns into liquid. Now ,with the heat from the core and the earth rotating makes this liquid iron move
