--- title: Compasses and the magnetic Earth — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Physics description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 30 «Compasses and the magnetic Earth» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Physics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/) / Compasses and the magnetic Earth # Compasses and the magnetic Earth The 15 questions of lesson 30 «Compasses and the magnetic Earth» of the physics course of Mova's primary school with their options, 79 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/t1/) — bro my compass is broken, it's pointing at my phone case magnet lol. is it? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/t2/) — Ollie says a compass points straight to the North Pole. What's the more exact truth? — right ✓ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/t3/) — In a cartoon, sailors use a compass made of a wooden stick. What's wrong? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/t4/) — What would happen to a compass on a ship made of steel if nobody corrected for it? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/t5/) — Granny saw the northern lights from Scotland. What made them? — right ✓ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/t6/) — If the Earth had no magnetic field, what might happen over a very long time? — right ✓ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/t7/) — Why might a racing pigeon get confused over a big lump of magnetic iron ore? — right ✓ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/t8/) — Dad says the Earth is a magnet because there's a giant magnet stone at the North Pole. True? — right ✓ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/t9/) — shut up, my mum's going in the MRI with her earrings, so what? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/t10/) — Why could you still find your way with a compass if your phone died in the hills? — right ✓ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/t11/) — Which old discovery was first used by sailors nearly a thousand years ago? — right ✓ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/e1/) — Identify the origin of the magnetic field of the Earth. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/e2/) — Ascertain the reason for which a compass ought not to be employed in proximity to a steel object. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/e3/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the direction indicated by a compass needle? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/e4/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the aurora. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [29. Magnets: pulling and pushing without touching](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/29-magnets-pulling-and-pushing-without-touching/) - next →: [31. Energy: what makes things happen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/31-energy-what-makes-things-happen/) - ↑ back to [Physics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/)