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Which of the following is true of compasses?

Acompass magnets can only be deflected by electromagnets such as earth''s magnetic field
Bcompass magnets can be deflected by earth''s magnetic field or other permanent magnets
Ccompasses always point toward geographic north
Dcompasses detect fluctuations in convection in the matle

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W0lf93

the true statement about compasses is: B. Compass magnets can be deflected by earths magnetic field or other permanent magnets. Im pretty sure thats something that happens to a magnet

This very same characteristic make a compass unable to function if it got close to another source of magnetic force, in most case the compass' needle will spin uncontrollably

Answer: B). compass magnets can be deflected by earth''s magnetic field or other permanent magnets.

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