The Compass and Taking a Bearing

What are the three different types of North?

• south pole, north pole, and equator

• east, west, and north

• latitude, longitude, and altitude

• true north, magnetic north, and grid north

What is a navigational bearing?

• The time it takes to reach a destination.

• The speed at which an object is moving.

• The direction or angle between a reference point and the direction of an object or location.

• The distance between two reference points.

What is true north and magnetic north?

• True north is the direction towards the South Pole, while magnetic north is the direction indicated by a compass needle pointing towards the Earth's magnetic field.

• True north and magnetic north are the same thing.

• True north is the direction towards the Equator, while magnetic north is the direction indicated by a compass needle pointing towards the Earth's magnetic field.

• True north is the direction towards the North Pole, while magnetic north is the direction indicated by a compass needle pointing towards the Earth's magnetic field.

How is a navigational bearing measured?

• Using a sextant

• Using a compass or navigational instrument

• Using a GPS device

• Using a map and landmarks

What are the four quadrants of a compass rose?

• North, South, East, and West

• Up, Down, Left, Right

• Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

• Front, Back, Left, Right

What is the purpose of using navigational bearings?

• To determine direction or heading

• To determine altitude

• To calculate speed

• To measure distance