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What does place the four major or cradinal on a compass mean?
The "cardinal points" of a compass are north, south, east and west. In between these are the "semi-cardinal" points,, NE, NW, SE, and SW.
Place all eight cardinal and intermeidiate directions on a compass rose?
north,east,south,west,nothwest,southeast,southwest,northeast
How do you find magnetic direction?
The angle between the direction your compass points and the direction you're facing is the 'magnetic azimuth'. The angle between the direction to the north pole and the direction you're facing is the 'true azimuth'. They are virtually never the same angle. The difference between them is the 'magnetic declination' or the 'compass declination' in the place where you are at in which.
What will happen if you place a small compass in a magnetic field?
When a small compass is placed in a magnetic field, the needle of the compass will align itself with the direction of the magnetic field. This is because the needle is magnetized and responds to the magnetic forces in the surrounding area.
How far do you need to keep a magnet from a compass?
The compass needle is magnetic so if you place a magnet near the compass, the needle will change direction either attracting or reppeling.
Why doesn't a globe have a compass rose?
The compass rose was traditionally used on early maps to designate wind direction and intensity at different parts of the world. Replogle continues to place a compass rose on many globe maps for its beauty and information.
Why were compass invented?
they were made so that on ships they could know which way they were going it was a big factor on the trip Columbus made if he wouldn't of had a compass he may have never discovered north America and you and me may of not been here right now
How can the direction of magnetic field lines at a place can be determined?
Get a magnet that's free to turn in any direction ... a boy-scout compass will do nicely.Place it in the magnetic field. It rotates to point in the direction of the field 'lines' atthat location. (I forget whether it's the north or south pole of the compass that pointsin the direction of the magnetic field, or opposite to it.)If you like, move your detector slowly, always following the direction in which it points,and you'll trace out a complete 'line' of the magnetic field.
In the game uncharted drakes fortune how do you pass the level in the library?
I did it,but I forgot how. It has something to do with turning the statues that are in the wrong place a certain direction. Look in the journal, each picture has a name under it. On the opposite page, the names are written on the points of a compass. Look at the compass on the floor and turn each statue to face in the direction indicated in the journal.
What type of noun is east?
Yes, the noun 'east' (as well as north, south, and west) is an abstract noun as a word for something that is known or understood, a word for a concept. A direction on a map or a compass has no physical form.
I have a compass that has keuffel esser co new york 9181 on the side of it with a big ring around the compass the compass is brass and on the right side it has a key to hold the needle stil tell me ab?
The compass you have is likely a vintage or antique navigational compass made by Keuffel & Esser Co. in New York. The ring around the compass is called a bezel, which is used for adjusting the direction. The key on the right side is a locking mechanism to hold the needle in place while not in use. This type of compass was commonly used by explorers, surveyors, and engineers for navigation and land surveying.
How do you spell northern?
The direction is one word, northeast, a compass heading of 045° .The airline, and the region of the US, is capitalized Northeast.
