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Question
Fill in the following blank with suitable words:
The earth's magnetic field is rather like that of a .......... magnet with its .......... pole in the northern hemisphere.
Solution
The earth's magnetic field is rather like that of a bar magnet with its south pole in the northern hemisphere.
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