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A magnetic field line shows the direction a compass needle would point

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What is the best description of a magnetic field line?

magnetic field line is an imaginary line showing magnetic energy between a north and south pole .


Choose the best description of a magnetic field line A Magnetic field lines for a bar magnet are parallel to the magnet B A magnetic field line shows the direction a compass needle would?

B. A magnetic field line shows the direction a compass needle would align in a magnetic field.


Choose the best description of a magnetic field line AMagnetic field lines always point north BA magnetic field line shows the direction a compass needle would point CMagnetic field lines?

From that list, I'll have to go with 'B'.


Choose the best description of a magnetic field line.?

A magnetic field line shows the direction a compass needle would point.


How does a tangent at any point on the magnetic field line show the direction of magnetic field at that point?

The tangent to a magnetic field line at any point indicates the direction of the magnetic field at that specific location. This is because the tangent line represents the direction a compass needle would point if placed at that point on the field line. The magnetic field lines themselves flow from the north pole of a magnet to its south pole, with the tangent pointing in the direction the magnetic field would act on a north pole.


What do magnetic field line show?

Magnetic field lines show the direction in which a magnetic north pole would be attracted. They provide a visual representation of the strength and direction of the magnetic field in a given space.


What can we use to find the shape of a magnetic field?

We can use iron filings, a magnetic compass, or a Hall probe to find the shape of a magnetic field. Iron filings line up along magnetic field lines, a magnetic compass shows the direction of the field, and a Hall probe can measure the strength of the magnetic field at different points.


Is magnetic field line scalar or vector quantity?

Vector.


What is a property of a magnetic field?

One property of a magnetic field is that its divergence is zero. That means that a magnetic field line is always a loop and that the net magnetic field coming out of or going in to an enclosed surface is always zero. The result of this is that there are no magnetic monopoles, at least none discovered. Theories, however, do abound.


What is the name of the line with whcih a compass aligns?

The line with which a compass aligns is called the magnetic meridian. This line indicates the direction of the Earth's magnetic field at a specific location. Compasses point towards magnetic north, which is generally close to, but not the same as, true north, due to the Earth's magnetic field being irregular.


What is magnetic line of induction?

The process by which a substance, such as iron or steel, becomes magnetized by a magnetic field. The induced magnetism is produced by the force of the field radiating from the poles of a magnet.AnswerThere is no such thing as a 'magnetic line of induction'. Induction is a process, by which a changing current induces (causes) a voltage into the same conductor or an adjacent conductor.A 'line' on the other hand, is imaginary and is simply a method of modelling a magnetic field in such a way that we can visualise its shape, rather in the same way that we use contour lines to show the shape of hills, etc.


What is the invisible force around a magnet called?

Have you ever seen a magnet? Did you see the field? There you go. While you can't see the field itself directly, you can see the effects of the field if you use iron filings or something like that; they'll line up with the magnetic field lines