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• n  the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate
• n  the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely

• negative magnetic pole
• south-seeking pole

News & Articles

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• Sun's Magnetic Solar Cycle Depicted In New NASA Visualization
  [ Watch the Video: The Sun's Changing Magnetic Field ] redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online A newly-released NASA visualization shows the process of the sun ’s magnetic field changing polarity, with the positive and negative poles switching throughout the course of the 22 year magnetic solar cycle. According to Karen C. Fox of the Goddard Space Flight Center, the magenta colored ...
  Dec. 7, 2013 - redOrbit