Answer: south pole to north pole.
- A south pole to north pole
- B north pole to south pole
- C east side to west
- D centre outward
Correct answer: A. south pole to north pole
Explanation: By convention the dipole moment points from the south pole to the north pole inside the magnet.
Magnetic field of a bar magnet: field lines emerge from the north pole and re-enter at the south pole outside the magnet, forming continuous closed loops. Image: Geek3, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Concept context
Bar magnets, Earth's magnetism, and how different materials respond to an external magnetic field - diamagnetic, paramagnetic, and ferromagnetic behaviour.