Physics
The magnetic field lines of the earth are …………… to the earth's surface near the magnetic poles and …………… to the earth's surface near the magnetic equator.
- parallel, normal
- normal, parallel
- normal, normal
- parallel, parallel
Related Questions
The sum of all magnetic fields adds up to zero at the :
- north pole
- south pole
- equator
- neutral points
The magnetic field lines in a non-uniform magnetic field are :
- either converging or diverging
- parallel and equispaced
- only converging
- only diverging
The direction of a magnetic field at a point on a magnetic field line is given by :
- a tangent at that point
- a normal bisector at that point
- both tangent and normal bisector at that point
- none of the above
A soft iron bar is tied by a thread in the middle and is suspended from a rigid support such that it is free to rotate in a horizontal plane. It shall come to rest :
- along north-south direction
- along east-west direction
- equally inclined to N-S and E-W direction
- in any direction