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Grade 8General Physics

Geologists claim that besides the main magnetic N-S poles, there are several local poles on the earth directions. How is such a thing possible at all?

Profile image of prasanjeet kumar
12 Years agoGrade 8
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Profile image of Saurabh Koranglekar
6 Years ago
Dear student

The earth's magnetic field is only approximately a dipole field. Therefore local N-S poles may exist in different orientations. This is possible due to deposits of magnetized minerals.

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