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title: "A small magnetic compass is placed at Location 1 and then moved to Location 2 near a bar magnet, as shown. Which of the following correctly describes the direction that the north pole of the compass needle points at Location 1 and Location 2?"
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# A small magnetic compass is placed at Location 1 and then moved to Location 2 near a bar magnet, as shown. Which of the following correctly describes the direction that the north pole of the compass needle points at Location 1 and Location 2?

A small magnetic compass is placed at Location 1 and then moved to Location 2 near a bar magnet, as shown. Which of the following correctly describes the direction that the north pole of the compass needle points at Location 1 and Location 2?

![A flat horizontal rectangular bar magnet is centered in the diagram. The bar magnet is divided into two equal halves, with the left half labeled with a capital letter N representing the north pole and the right half labeled with a capital letter S representing the south pole. A black dot labeled Location 1 is positioned a short distance directly above the horizontal center of the top edge of the bar magnet. A second black dot labeled Location 2 is positioned a short distance directly to the left of the left edge of the bar magnet, along the horizontal axis that passes through the middle of the magnet. No magnetic field lines, compasses, arrows, or vector indicators are shown. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.](https://nerd-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/ubq-frq-generated/stem-fig-1-1785759802-KwHHUZ.jpg)

- **A.** Location 1: Toward the right | Location 2: Toward the left
- **B.** Location 1: Toward the left | Location 2: Toward the right
- **C.** Location 1: Toward the right | Location 2: Toward the right
- **D.** Location 1: Toward the left | Location 2: Toward the left

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