A U-shaped permanent magnet lies flat on a sheet of paper. Looking down on the paper, the curved section of the magnet is nearest the bottom of the page and the open end faces the top of the page. The north pole is on the left of the gap and the south pole is on the right. A plotting compass is placed on the paper at the centre of the gap.
In which direction does the south-seeking end of the compass needle point?
Left, towards the north pole
Towards the top of the page, out of the open end
Right, towards the south pole
Towards the bottom of the page, towards the curved section
80 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 7.1 Permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and fields, covering 7.1.1 Poles of a magnet and 7.1.2 Magnetic fields. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.