A freely suspended bar magnet rests in

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A north-south directions
B east-west directions
C upside down
D any direction by chance

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Answer: A. north-south directions

A freely hanging bar magnet lines up with Earth's magnetic field, so it always comes to rest pointing north-south. This is how a compass works.

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