Which one of the following statements is correct?
A)Earth's geographic north pole is the north pole of Earth's magnetic field.
B)Earth's geographic south pole is the south pole of Earth's magnetic field.
C)The north pole of a magnet points towards Earth's geographic north pole.
D)The north pole of a magnet points towards Earth's geographic south pole.
E)None of the above statements is correct.

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The north pole of a magnet points towards Earth's geographic north pole because the Earth's magnetic south pole is located near the Earth's geographic north pole. This is why compass needles point north; the north pole of the compass magnet is attracted to the Earth's magnetic south pole, which is near the geographic North Pole.

Which One of the Following Statements Is Correct