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Compass ross
ANDREA MAGNAYE
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How do you use an ordinary Compass?
It shows you the direction your traveling so you don't get lost.
What does a dip compass do?
A compass does not point to the North Pole, it aligns itself with the lines of magnetic force at your location. In the Northern Hemisphere you are closer to the North Pole, so the strength from that direction is greater, and the compass "points north". In the Southern Hemisphere, similarly, the magnetic South Pole is closer, and the other end of the compass points to the south Pole. So far so good. But when you are close to either pole, the magnetic field dips into the earth - steeply at the Poles themselves. [Ordinary compasses are counterbalanced a little so the compass needle or card is approximately horizontal. The compass manufacturers divide the earth into five 'balance' zones.] So a dip compass is suspended between two pivots, and will indicate the steepness of the magnetic fields dip. It differs from an ordinary compass.
What must be done first to an ordinary sewing needle to make it a compass needle?
Magnetize it. Rubbing it in one direction against a magnet will do that.
Is gyrosyn compass a combination of magnetic compass and artificial horizon?
No,a Gyrosyn compass is a combination of a Magnetic compass and Direct reading compass.
How do you compass?
compass
Why is it a problem to have a magnetic North Pole and a geographic North Pole?
An ordinary magnetic compass points to magnetic north, not to true north. If the difference between the two directions is large and not accounted for, you can get lost.
Would you capitalize north and south when talking about the civil war?
Personally, I'm inclined to capitalize the points of the compass anyway, though I believe it is now considered archaic. Referring to the two sides in the Civil War, I think caps are appropriate - if only to distinguish what are effectively proper names from ordinary compass references.
What is the moveable bar in a compass called?
A compass magnet or a compass needle.
Tool used to draw circles and arcs?
Compass compass compass
What is the principle of compass surveying?
The prismatic compass is a type of compass use for survering a land.
What part of a map will tell you about direction?
idk i belive the compass
Why is the golden compass called the golden compass?
its called that because it is a compass that is golden
