🔍 Key Concepts

• Color conventions for magnetic poles on diagrams and compasses • Difference between magnetic polarity (N/S) and geographic North/South • Standard chart and compass rose symbols used in training materials

💭 Think About

• When you look at a common bar magnet in physics class, which color is usually used for the end that points toward the Earth’s geographic North Pole? • If the end of a bar magnet that points toward geographic north is called the magnet’s north-seeking pole, what color is that normally in illustrations? • Once you know the conventional color for the north-seeking end, what does that imply about the color used for the opposite (south) end in most standard diagrams?

✅ Before You Answer

• Recall the typical school textbook bar magnet picture and the colors used on each end. • Think about standard compass needle coloring: which end is highlighted and why? • Make sure you distinguish between magnetic label (N/S) and the color convention often paired with them.