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Studies Weekly: How did they do it?

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What can a compass do?

a)

It can tell you what direction you are facing.

b)

It can tell you what direction you want to go.

c)

It can tell you what direction not to head towards.

d)

It is a pocket watch.

2.

What are the cardinal directions labeled on the face of a compass?

a)

West, South, East, Never

b)

South, Never, East, West

c)

West, South, North, East

d)

East, North, Soggy, West

3.

When was the first compass invented?

a)

more than 1,000 years ago

b)

more than 2,200 years ago

c)

more than 3,000 years ago

d)

more than 2,000 years ago

4.

Where was the compass invented?

a)

America

b)

China

c)

Europe

d)

Japan

5.

Who invented a compass that didn't depend on a magnetism?

a)

William A. Burt

b)

William Barnes

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

6.

What kind of stone made the magnetism randomly change directions while surveying land in Wisconsin?

a)

limestone

b)

sediment

c)

lodestone

d)

granite

7.

An instrument made of brass with a solar attachment is called a _____________.

a)

compass

b)

compass rose

c)

solar compass

d)

stop watch compass

8.

A compass often looks like a pocket watch.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

A compass has a magnetic needle that turns ___________.

a)

quckly

b)

easily

c)

loudly

10.

A solar compass allows a surveyor to locate the _____________.

a)

sun

b)

true north

c)

stars

d)

moon

11.

A solar compass locates the true north through viewing the ___________ and other astronomical marks instead of the magnetism.

a)

moon

b)

ocean

c)

south pole

d)

sun