Navigation Trivia

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Try a few Navigation questions

A magnetic compass needle points approximately toward which direction?

Answer: North

Bonus fact: A compass aligns with Earth's magnetic field.

What are north, south, east, and west collectively called?

Answer: Cardinal directions

Bonus fact: The four cardinal directions are the primary points of a compass.

A lighthouse helps guide ships by displaying what?

Answer: A bright light

Bonus fact: Lighthouses mark coasts, hazards, and harbor entrances.

What lens design greatly increased the reach of lighthouse beams in the 19th century?

Answer: Fresnel lens

Bonus fact: Fresnel lenses focused light efficiently using less glass.

What term describes a lighthouse's distinctive pattern of flashes and dark intervals?

Answer: Light characteristic

Bonus fact: Mariners identify lighthouses partly by their unique flash patterns.

Sonar uses what to detect objects underwater?

Answer: Sound

Bonus fact: Sonar transmits and receives sound waves.

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