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How to navigate using traditional methods
Contributed by: Black
  • 1. What is the primary tool used in traditional navigation?
A) A GPS device
B) A compass
C) A smartphone
D) A telescope
  • 2. What does 'true north' refer to?
A) The northernmost visible star
B) The geographic North Pole
C) The direction a compass points
D) Magnetic north
  • 3. What is declination?
A) The distance to the horizon
B) The height of a mountain
C) The direction of the wind
D) The angle between true north and magnetic north
  • 4. What is an azimuth?
A) The height above sea level
B) The angle measured clockwise from north to a point
C) The speed of a ship
D) The length of a shadow
  • 5. Which celestial body is primarily used for navigation at night in the Northern Hemisphere?
A) Venus
B) Sirius
C) Polaris (North Star)
D) The Moon
  • 6. How can you estimate latitude using the North Star?
A) Its brightness indicates your latitude
B) Its angle above the horizon is equal to your latitude
C) Its color indicates your latitude
D) Its distance from the Big Dipper indicates your latitude
  • 7. What is a sextant used for?
A) Measuring wind speed
B) Measuring the angle between a celestial body and the horizon
C) Measuring water depth
D) Measuring air temperature
  • 8. What is a chronometer used for?
A) Measuring the ship's heading
B) Measuring the ship's speed
C) Keeping accurate time at sea
D) Measuring distance traveled
  • 9. Why is accurate timekeeping crucial for celestial navigation?
A) To calculate longitude
B) To measure azimuth
C) To measure declination
D) To calculate latitude
  • 10. What is a 'line of position' (LOP)?
A) A line on a chart where you are likely located based on a single observation
B) The equator
C) A type of fishing line
D) A direct route to a destination
  • 11. How many LOPs are generally needed to determine a fix?
A) Three
B) One
C) Four
D) At least two
  • 12. What does it mean to 'dead reckon'?
A) Using only a compass
B) Navigating without a map
C) Estimating position based on course, speed, and time
D) Following a straight line
  • 13. What is leeway?
A) The sideways drift of a vessel due to wind
B) The depth of the water
C) The length of the anchor chain
D) The forward speed of a vessel
  • 14. What is set?
A) The depth of the water
B) The direction of the current
C) The length of the anchor rode
D) The speed of the current
  • 15. What is drift?
A) The direction of the current
B) The speed of the current
C) The length of the anchor rode
D) The depth of the water
  • 16. What is a nautical mile?
A) One minute of latitude
B) The distance to the horizon
C) 1000 meters
D) One statute mile
  • 17. Approximately how many statute miles are in a nautical mile?
A) 1.61
B) 0.87
C) 1.00
D) 1.15
  • 18. What is a knot a measure of?
A) Speed
B) Depth
C) Distance
D) Weight
  • 19. What is a chart?
A) A political map
B) A topographic map
C) A map specifically designed for navigation, showing water depths and hazards.
D) A road map
  • 20. What are rhumb lines?
A) Lines that cross all meridians at the same angle
B) Great circle routes
C) Lines of equal elevation
D) Lines of equal temperature
  • 21. What are great circle routes?
A) Lines of equal temperature
B) Rhumb lines
C) Lines of equal elevation
D) The shortest distance between two points on a sphere
  • 22. What does GPS stand for?
A) Ground Positioning Satellite
B) General Positioning System
C) Global Positioning System
D) Geographic Pointing System
  • 23. What is magnetic variation?
A) The speed of the wind
B) The change in temperature
C) The strength of the magnetic field
D) The difference between magnetic north and true north at a specific location
  • 24. Which of these is a potential error when using a magnetic compass?
A) Deviation caused by metal objects on the vessel
B) Atmospheric pressure
C) Celestial alignment
D) Water temperature
  • 25. What is the horizon?
A) The apparent line that separates the earth from the sky
B) The highest point in the sky
C) The point directly overhead
D) The lowest point in the sky
  • 26. What is a bearing?
A) The direction of an object from your location, expressed as an angle.
B) The color of an object
C) The weight of an object
D) The size of an object
  • 27. What is the 'Rule of 12' used for?
A) Calculating speed from distance and time
B) Determining latitude from the sun
C) Estimating tidal changes over time.
D) Calculating distance to the horizon
  • 28. What is the purpose of a sounding?
A) To measure the speed of the boat
B) To measure the depth of water
C) To measure the humidity
D) To measure the air temperature
  • 29. What is a fix?
A) A weather pattern
B) A temporary solution
C) A type of knot
D) A precisely determined position
  • 30. What does GMT stand for?
A) Greenwich Mean Time
B) Geographic Measurement Tool
C) Global Meridian Time
D) General Military Time
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