Unit 2 European Tools 4.3a Pre Assessment

Select all descriptions that apply to the tool shown in the picture.

• Measures the height of the stars in the sky
• Can help sailors find their latitude
• A type of ship with interchangeable sails and a round bottom.
• Had a lot of room for cargo and could float in shallow water.
• An oar which hangs off the back of the ship and controls the direction the ship is traveling.

Select all descriptions that apply to the tool shown in the picture.

• Two mirrors and a movable arm to precisely measure the angles of the stars in the sky with a map to determine distance east or west from the prime meridian
• A type of ship with interchangeable sails and a round bottom.
• Had a lot of room for cargo and could float in shallow water.
• An oar which hangs off the back of the ship and controls the direction the ship is traveling.
• Measures the height of the stars in the sky

Select all descriptions that apply to the tool shown in the picture.

• Has a magnetic arrow that aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic poles and can help ships go in the desired direction
• A type of ship with interchangeable sails and a round bottom.
• Had a lot of room for cargo and could float in shallow water.
• An oar which hangs off the back of the ship and controls the direction the ship is traveling.
• Two mirrors and a movable arm to precisely measure the angles of the stars in the sky with a map to determine distance east or west from the prime meridian

Select all descriptions that apply to the tool shown in the picture.

• An oar which hangs off the back of the ship and controls the direction the ship is traveling.
• A type of ship with interchangeable sails and a round bottom.
• Had a lot of room for cargo and could float in shallow water.
• Two mirrors and a movable arm to precisely measure the angles of the stars in the sky with a map to determine distance east or west from the prime meridian
• Measures the height of the stars in the sky

Select all descriptions that apply to the tool shown in the picture.

• A type of ship with interchangeable sails and a round bottom.
• Had a lot of room for cargo and could float in shallow water.
• An oar which hangs off the back of the ship and controls the direction the ship is traveling.
• Two mirrors and a movable arm to precisely measure the angles of the stars in the sky with a map to determine distance east or west from the prime meridian
• Measures the height of the stars in the sky

Which of the following shows a Stern Rudder?

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Which of the following shows a Sextant?

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Which of the following shows an Astrolabe?

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Which of the following shows a Caravel?

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Which of the following shows an Orienteering Compass?

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