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Lesson: Chapter 13 — Electromagnetism and electromagnetic induction

13.1. Magnetism 4 of 4

Question 4

Why is a magnetic field called a quantity with magnitude and direction?

The right answer is the one marked above.

Both its strength and its direction can change from point to point. A compass shows the direction; how strongly it swings hints at the strength.

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