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Questions for TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM

Answer the following questions

1. Soft iron is comparatively ....... to magnetise whilst hard iron is ....... to demagnetise
2. The red pole of a freely suspended magnet will point towards ....... and at latitude 60°N will point ....... at an angle known as the angle of .......
3. If the total force of the earth's field at a point is T and the horizontal and vertical components H and Z, the value of H is found by the formula
4. Which of the following materials are classed as ferromagnetic
5. The directive force of the earth's magnetic field
6. The magnetic moment of a magnet:
7. The slow change in the earth's magnetic variation is known as the ....... change and is caused by .......