GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Magnetic north is determined by the direction of a compass points. So, the magnetic north and south poles of the earth are different from its geographical north and south poles.

Detailed explanation-2: -The magnetic poles are near, but not quite in the same places as, the geographic poles. The needle in a compass points towards a magnetic pole. Earth’s North Magnetic Pole is actually the south pole of the Earth’s geographic poles and vice-versa.

Detailed explanation-3: -A magnetic compass points to the earth’s magnetic poles, which are not the same as earth’s geographic poles. Furthermore, the magnetic pole near earth’s geographic north pole is actually the south magnetic pole. When it comes to magnets, opposites attract.

Detailed explanation-4: -So, the magnetic south pole of the earth is in the direction of the geographic north pole and the magnetic north pole of the earth is in the direction of the geographic south pole. So, the given statement is false.