You are lost in the woods!  But you happen to have a magnetic field sensor with you.  This sensor will tell you the direction of the Earth's magnetic field where you are.  This is NOT a compass, but an actual device for measuring magnetic field.  You know that you need to travel North (geographically) to reach the nearest town. Your sensor tells you that the magnetic field is pointing to your right. Which direction should you travel in order to go to the geographic North?  Make sure to think about directions of magnetic field vs. the geographic directions.

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You are lost in the woods!  But you happen to have a magnetic field sensor with you.  This sensor will tell you the direction of the Earth's magnetic field where you are.  This is NOT a compass, but an actual device for measuring magnetic field.  You know that you need to travel North (geographically) to reach the nearest town.

Your sensor tells you that the magnetic field is pointing to your right.

Which direction should you travel in order to go to the geographic North?  Make sure to think about directions of magnetic field vs. the geographic directions.

 

 

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To your Right

 

Backward

 

Forward

 

To your Left

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