Unit 1

are units of distance

• fathoms

• jaunts

• Leagues

• tide

rise and fall of the ocean

• leagues

• fathoms

• course

• tide

short, enjoyable journeys

• jaunts

• tide

• fathoms

• course

the direction of travel

• fathoms

• jaunts

• course

• leagues

units of length that measures water depth

• jaunts

• tide

• course

• fathoms

If people watched the tide come in at sunset on the beach, they saw —

• reflections on the water

• the water level rise

• huge waves

• a stream

If a ship changes its course, what changed?

• amount of money

• the crew members

• maps and charts

• their travel direction

When sailors recorded the leagues traveled by their ship, they found the

• amount of space

• distance travelled

• total travel time

• wind speed

If the Santa Maria got a mark of five fathoms before it anchored, it was measuring —

• water depth

• amount of water in the ocean

• how long it takes to get to land

• how clear the water is