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Learn These Facts About Compass!

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1 Question
30 секунд назад
Q.

A compass is a device used for ___________.


Navigation

Operating system

Tracking

2 Question
30 секунд назад
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The compass was first used in __________ by the Han Dynasty between 20 BC and 20 AD.


India

China

North America

3 Question
30 секунд назад
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A magnetic compass uses the Earth’s magnetic field.


True

False

4 Question
30 секунд назад
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Compasses have a diagram on them known as a ____________.


Compass pointer

Compass rose

Compass vex

5 Question
30 секунд назад
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On a compass, “WNW” stands for the secondary intercardinal direction ___________.


Northwest

West-northeast

West-northwest

6 Question
30 секунд назад
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On a compass, ________ stands for the cardinal direction east.


E

T

W

7 Question
30 секунд назад
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There are how many secondary intercardinal directions?


Seven

Eight

Nine

8 Question
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A ____________ uses the Earth’s rotation.


Microcompass

Giocompass

Gyrocompass

9 Question
30 секунд назад
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The early Chinese compasses were made of ____________ that would be bolted like a lace.


Magnetite minerals

Mercury

Limestone

10 Question
30 секунд назад
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A compass uses a ____________ that can turn freely so that it always points to the north pole of the Earth's magnetic field.


Adjusting hand

Magnetic needle

11 Question
30 секунд назад
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The phenomenon of magnetism was known to which ancient people?


Greeks

Chinese

Portuguese

12 Question
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Magnets align themselves along the ____________ axis because the Earth itself is a huge magnet.


East-west

North-south

South-east

13 Question
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Before the magnetic compass, sailors navigated by the position of the ___________.


Sun

Water

Stars

14 Question
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On a compass, _________ stands for the intercardinal direction southeast.


SE

SW

WE

15 Question
30 секунд назад
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A ____________ is a device that measures magnetism.


Magnetic field

Magnetometer

Magnetifier

16 Question
30 секунд назад
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The needle of the compass starts to point up or down when getting closer to the poles, because of the so-called ____________.


Magnetic inclination

Magnetic field

Magnet induction

17 Question
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__________ refers to the response of the compass to local magnetic fields caused by the presence of iron and electric currents.


Direction

Deviation

Dignometer

18 Question
30 секунд назад
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A compass is any magnetically sensitive device capable of indicating the direction of the magnetic north of a planet's magnetosphere.


True

False

19 Question
30 секунд назад
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The first needle of an iron needle compass from China was in a shape of a __________.


Eyes

Toe

Tadpole

20 Question
30 секунд назад
Q.

Magnetic compass point to a geographic pole.


True

False