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WorksheetsStudies Weekly: How did they do it?
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 22mins
What can a compass do?
It can tell you what direction you are facing.
It can tell you what direction you want to go.
It can tell you what direction not to head towards.
It is a pocket watch.
What are the cardinal directions labeled on the face of a compass?
West, South, East, Never
South, Never, East, West
West, South, North, East
East, North, Soggy, West
When was the first compass invented?
more than 1,000 years ago
more than 2,200 years ago
more than 3,000 years ago
more than 2,000 years ago
Where was the compass invented?
America
China
Europe
Japan
Who invented a compass that didn't depend on a magnetism?
William A. Burt
William Barnes
Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
What kind of stone made the magnetism randomly change directions while surveying land in Wisconsin?
limestone
sediment
lodestone
granite
An instrument made of brass with a solar attachment is called a _____________.
compass
compass rose
solar compass
stop watch compass
A compass often looks like a pocket watch.
true
false
A compass has a magnetic needle that turns ___________.
quckly
easily
loudly
A solar compass allows a surveyor to locate the _____________.
sun
true north
stars
moon
A solar compass locates the true north through viewing the ___________ and other astronomical marks instead of the magnetism.
moon
ocean
south pole
sun
