PHYSICS

PROJECT
SUBMITTED BY
PRINCE MALIK
Class- XII B
Roll no.- 12
Submitted to- Annanya Tiwari
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my

teacher Annanya Tiwari as well as our principal SHIKHA GAUTAM
who gave me the golden opportunity to do this wonderful
project on the topic of earth magnetic field , which also helped
me in doing a lot of Research and i came to know about so
many new things I am really thankful to them.
Secondly i would also like to thank my parents and friends who
helped me a lot in finalizing this project within the limited time
frame. .

 CERTIFICATE

It is certified that PRINCE MALIK of class XII B has

completed this project under the guidance and
supervision of Sushila Bisht Pal with great diligence.
The project for the subject of Chemistry titled
Vitamin C is up to the standards of the Central
Board of Secondary Education and can be sent for
evaluation

ANNANYA TIWARI PRINCE MALIK

Teacher Student
Do magnets need to touch a piece
of iron or another magnet to
exert a magnetic force on the
iron or other magnet?
There is a disturbance in the
space around a magnet
called a magnetic field.
Magnetic Fields
Objects can exert forces
on each other through
a field even though the
objects are not in
contact
Conduct an investigation to
gather evidence that a field
exists surrounding a magnet
and then create a model that
describes a magnet’s
magnetic field.
 An investigative
tool
The Magnaprobe

Note: Avoid touching other magnets with the Magnaprobe’s

test magnet. If you do so by accident, hold the Magnaprobe’s
test magnet while you pull it off the larger magnet. Do not
simply pull back with the handle as parts of the device could be
bent or damaged.
Tape a
magnet in
the center
of the
paper.
Place a
compass
at some
location
on the
paper.
Note the
direction
of the
compass
needle.
Draw a short
straight
arrow at this
location on
the paper in
the same
direction as
the compass
needle.
Or, place the
Magnaprobe
at some
location on
the paper.
Note the
direction the
red end of
Magnaprobe
is pointing.
 Draw a short
You do not straight
need to make arrow at this
all your location in
measuremen that
ts on the dots direction.
...

. . . or even
in the areas
where the
dots are.
Does this
worksheet show
evidence that the
student conducted
an investigation or
even made
measurements?

This is NOT a game of

“connect the dots.”
Conduct an investigation to
gather evidence that a field
exists surrounding a magnet
and then create a model that
describes a magnet’s
magnetic field.
Verify that your lines are correct by
quickly moving the compass or probe all
around the magnet again. 
A model of a magnet’s magnetic
field
 William Gilbert
Conducted investigations on magnetism from about 1581
to 1600
Published results in “De Magnete” in 1600
Magnetic Earth

Gilbert observed that

when a small compass
needle was moved about
the surface of a spherical
magnet, it faithfully
reproduced the behavior
of a compass needle on
Earth’s surface.
Gilbert's experiments
convinced him that
Earth itself was a giant
magnet.
Reminder from last time:
HOW TO TELL WHICH IS NORTH AND
WHICH SOUTH
When a magnet is free to move, the north
pole of the magnet will turn around until
its north pole is pointing north.

HOW ONE LODESTONE ATTRACTS ANOTHER

The south pole of one magnet attracts the
north pole of another, and the north pole
attracts the south.
N S N S
 QUESTION

If a magnet will turn around until its

north pole is pointing north, what kind of
magnetic pole is near Earth’s geographic
north pole?
Earth’s Magnetic
Field
Magnetic north pole positions of the Earth. Poles shown are dip poles, defined as positions
where the direction of the magnetic field is vertical. Red circles mark magnetic north pole
positions as determined by direct observation, blue circles mark positions that have been
modelled mathematically.
 For Salt Lake City, declination is currently decreasing at a rate of about 7 minutes of a degree
per year.
At the bottom of most USGS topographic quadrangle maps is a diagram that
shows three north arrows -- true north, grid north, and magnetic north -- and
the angles between them.
 
True north (The star symbol in the diagram indicates true north).
Magnetic north (MN) shows the direction a magnetic compass would point at the
time the map was published.  
Grid north (GN) The difference between true north and grid north is an inherent
effect of transforming the earth's spherical surface to a plane surface.