Navigation Tools of the Age of Discovery

Which navigation tool was described as looking like a brass circle with a pointer?

• Sextant

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Octant

The sextant was an upgrade from which earlier tool?

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Octant

• Map

The sextant allowed sailors to measure the angle between the horizon and ____.

• A mountain

• A star or the sun

• A ship

• A compass

Which tool was known as a lifesaver on stormy seas?

• Sextant

• Compass

• Octant

• Astrolabe

What was the main purpose of the chronometer during the Age of Discovery?

• To find direction

• To calculate longitude

• To measure speed

• To predict weather

The chronometer was compared to the time back at a known location to calculate how far they had traveled ______.

• north or south

• east or west

• up or down

• fast or slow

Which tool was shaped like a slice of pie and used to measure angles?

• Compass

• Sextant

• Octant

• Chronometer

Which tool helped sailors determine their latitude more precisely than the astrolabe?

• Compass

• Sextant

• Octant

• Chronometer