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How do you take two compass bearing readings to find where you are on a map?
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Does the black arrow on a compass point to the north or south?
It depends on a choice made by the person who made your compass; there's no universal standard. The easiest way to find out is to take the compass somewhere that you know which direction is north (at least to within 10 or 15 degrees), and see what way the arrow points.
Why is it important to take declination into account of you are traveling with a compass?
Unlike the geographic poles, which are always in the same place, the magnetic poles change location throughout the history of earth. So when using a compass to map or explore the Earth's surface, you need to make a correction for the difference between geographic nor and magnetic north.
What is the difference between a flyby spacecraft and an orbiter?
The main difference between a flyby spacecraft and an orbiter is the guidance computer programming: which causes a flyby to go by the planet and take pictures and other readings allowed in the limited time of the single pass, while an orbiter is captured into an orbit about the planet where it has a much longer period to take pictures and other readings.
Who first used a compass?
a Chinese person
Can a barometer can track the activity of storms at different altitudes?
No. A barometercan only take measurements from its own location, and barometric pressure alone is not enough to track storm activity. Weather balloons or planes with packages of instruments are needed to take readings from different altitudes.
How do you take a bearing?
You take a bearing by pointing your compass at the target (or direction you want to go) and reading the number on the compass. There are 360 degrees in a circle, with East being at 90 degrees, South-East being 135 degrees, South being 180, West 270, North 360 (or zero) and etc. etc.
What are 3 major cities that are coordinates?
Any city or geographic location can be used as coordinates if you take the compass bearing of them. The reciprocal of those bearings could then be used to find your present location by a method called triangulation.
How would you determine whether the risk of collision exist between your vessel and another vessel?
The standard answer is constant bearing. As soon as a another vessel is sighted at sea, you take a compass bearing on it, and you keep on taking compass bearings. If the bearing does not change, you are on a collision course. If it's on your port side, do nothing. If it's on your starboard side, give way by changing speed or course.
When hiking into unfamiliar terrain What is the best way to keep your bearings?
Sing the happiest song you know to help you keep your bearings in unfamiliar terrain.
What are the problems of using a magnetic compass at sea?
A magnetic compass can be influenced by surrounding metal. For instance, take a compass bearing when your pocket knife is in your breast pocket, too close to the compass, or there is an underground metal water pipe near by, may cause an error in your compass reading. Even magnetic (iron) rocks you are standing on, can cause a wrong reading. When taking a magnetic bearing, leave your metal framed rucksack to one side.
What do Cardiographer do?
Take readings of people hearts.
Install Ford Festiva wheel bearing?
Installing wheel bearing in a Ford Festiva is simple but will take some time. All you have to do is take the hub off, take out the tie rod and then take out the wheel bearing from the hub.
How do you take the throw out bearing out of a 1990 Chevy silverado 350?
you have to remove transmission to take out and replace throwout bearing
Does the black arrow on a compass point to the north or south?
It depends on a choice made by the person who made your compass; there's no universal standard. The easiest way to find out is to take the compass somewhere that you know which direction is north (at least to within 10 or 15 degrees), and see what way the arrow points.
How do you take a back bearing off a 1979 fl250 Honda oddessy?
which one, the carrier bearing or the gearbox bearing?
How do you replace front wheel bearing on 2007 Jeep Compass?
Remove the spindle from the car. You'll have to take off the axle nut, brake caliper, tie rod end, lower ball joint bolt, lower strut bolts and abs sensor to remove the spindle. Now you can take the spindle to a shop with the new bearing and have them install the bearing for you. Or you have access to a shop press you can do it yourself. Note: Shop presses can be dangerous! Press the wheel hub out of the spindle, then press the bearing out of the spindle. Pay close attention to the bearing you removed. (There is a magnetised side of the bearing and must be installed in the same way when putting the new bearing in. Magnet goes toward the sensor) Now reassemble the spindle in reverse order. That's the way I did it anyway. Good luck
How is GPS better than a compass?
A GPS uses satellites to show your exact position on a hand-held device. A compass point towards magnetic north, from which, using a map, you can take bearing of distant points to work out your position, or work out your direction of travel.Both are important tools to navigation - provided the GPS device's battery doesn't go flat!
