what is the difference between the magnetic north pole and the ‘geomagnetic’ north pole? Remember…I’m 5 here.

Question

I looked it up on Wikipedia; I’ve tried googling.

The explanations use big words and jargon I don’t understand.

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Answer 1

Think about it like a giant magnet in the middle of the earth that wiggles around because of everything moving inside earth. The magnetic north pole is exactly where north is on that magnet, and follows the wiggling. While the geomagnetic pole is the middle of all that wiggling, a “close enough” estimate for us to use without changing it every day.