Navigational Advances and Astronomical Discoveries

Navigational Advances and Astronomical Discoveries

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Thomas White

FREE Resource

The video explores how travelers have historically used stars for navigation, focusing on the concepts of latitude and longitude. It discusses the challenges of determining longitude, the invention of the telescope, and the discovery of Jupiter's moons, which helped measure time. The video highlights John Harrison's chronometer, which revolutionized navigation, and explains modern GPS technology using satellites and atomic clocks.

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What natural phenomenon did travelers historically use to navigate their journeys?

Ocean currents

Mountain ranges

Wind patterns

Stars

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the position of the North Star change as you move from the North Pole to the equator?

It moves higher in the sky

It remains directly overhead

It disappears completely

It moves closer to the horizon

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is longitude more challenging to calculate than latitude?

It requires knowledge of the time

It depends on the position of the sun

It changes with the seasons

It is affected by weather conditions

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant astronomical discovery did Galileo make using the telescope?

The moons of Jupiter

The surface of Mars

The rings of Saturn

The phases of Venus

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did improved longitude measurement affect world maps?

It corrected the East-West distances

It changed the maps' orientation

It made maps more colorful

It increased the size of continents

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Ole Romer's contribution to the understanding of light?

He discovered light's infinite speed

He measured light's finite speed

He invented the light bulb

He calculated the speed of sound

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a major issue with pendulum clocks at sea?

They were difficult to read

They were too large

They were too expensive

They were affected by waves

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who invented the chronometer that revolutionized navigation?

Ole Romer

John Harrison

Isaac Newton

Galileo Galilei

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What technology does modern GPS rely on to determine location?

Magnetic fields

Satellites and atomic clocks

Ocean currents

Weather patterns