When magnetized objects orient toward the south, scientists call this

• A. Reverse Polarity
• B. Normal Polarity
• C. Magnetic Declination
• D. True North Orientation

Answer: (A)

Magnetized objects align with the direction of a planet’s magnetic field. When the field has its normal orientation, a magnet would point toward geographic north. If the field flips so that a magnet would point toward geographic south, that situation is called reversed polarity. Magnetic declination is about the difference between true north and magnetic north at a location, not the direction a magnet aligns. Normal polarity describes the usual orientation toward the north, and True North Orientation refers to geographic north itself, not the magnetic field direction.