How does the magnetic North Pole work?

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I’ve never fully understood how compasses work, and how the magnetic North Pole can affect them. Like how aren’t other things affected by it? And apparently the magnetic North Pole also moves? Please help me make it make sense!

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Do you understand magnetic poles in general just not the earths one? The earth has a molten core of iron that moves, so it can be at any spot, because its not related to the ground we stand on.

And everything magnetic or metallic is affected by this field its just not strong, sp you need a free mobing needle thats light and turns with no friction to measure it.

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