Plotting: What Is The Direction of the Magnetic Lines of Force
Around a Magnet? What is the direction of the magnetic lines of
force around a magnet? - bar magnet - sheet of paper NOTE: Never
touch a compass with a magnet. Touching a compass with a strong
magnet can change the polarity of the compass needle, causing
the end marked north to become a south pole and all directions
to be reversed. - Place the magnet near the bottom edge of the
sheet of paper. - Place the compass on the paper, about 1 inch
(2.5 cm) above the north-pole side of the magnet. - Use the
pencil to mark a dot on the paper in front of the north pole of
the compass pointer. - Move the compass forward until the south
pole of the compass needle points to the dot. - Mark a new dot
on the paper in front of the north pole of the compass pointer.
- Again, move the compass forward until the south pole of its
pointer is in front of the second dot. - Continue making dots on
the paper in front of the compass's north-pole pointer until the
compass re