GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Solution: A freely suspended magnet always rests in the north-south direction because the magnetic south pole of the earth lies in the geographic north direction and the magnetic north pole of the earth lies in the geographical south direction.

Detailed explanation-2: -One end of any bar magnet will always want to point north if it is freely suspended. This is called the north-seeking pole of the magnet, or simply the north pole. The opposite end is called the south pole.

Detailed explanation-3: -A magnet always aligns itself in the North-South direction. The north pole of a magnet always points towards the direction of geographical north of the Earth(which is also its magnetic south pole).

Detailed explanation-4: -A freely suspended magnet always rest in north-south direction because the north-pole of the magnet lies in the geographic north direction and the south pole of the magnet lies in the geographic south direction. So it aligns itself in N-S direction. As unlike poles attract and like poles repel.

Detailed explanation-5: -Since unlike poles of a magnet attract each other, the north pole of the magnetic needle is attracted towards the south pole of the earth’s magnetic field, that is, approximately towards the geographical north pole.