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Some people that still use compasses say maybe you are camping and you don't know what direction you're facing you even use a compass! Believe it or not are even compasses in cars! it tells which way you are driving. Also if you're doing a science project for school or something!
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Ships and aircraft still have compasses, whether magnetic or gyroscopic or both, although navigation now relies much more on GPS. They are important if you intend walking in the wilderness - you might have a GPS device with you but if that breaks or its battery goes flat, you still need to be able to navigate by the map and compass you have wisely taken with you. They are also used by divers and in specialist areas like cave-surveying (though much of the latter now uses electronic range-finders for the bulk of the measurements).
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Is the compass still used today?
Yes. People (and vehicles) still need to know where they are going.
When was Grid Compass created?
Grid Compass was created in 1982.
What is 271 degrees true as a compass bearing?
compass bearing 271
What is the expanded form for 13.7 billion?
13,700,000,000 in the short scale, used in the US, and 13,700,000,000,000 in the long scale, used in the UK largely until 1974. The UK now uses the short scale, but some residual use of the long scale still exists.
How many mils on a compass?
3600
A compass uses the property of to indicate direction.?
What property it uses depends on the type of compass. A magnetic compass uses magnetism. Some other compasses (which are more accurate) use the rotation of Earth itself.
What kind of navigation uses the stars and a compass?
a map if it has a compass rose on it
What companies use a compass as their logo?
NATO uses a compass
What are uses for a compass?
baking cakes
A compass uses what property?
Magnetic North.
What is true about the compass?
There are several different types of compass:magnetic compass, uses a light weight bar magnet on a pivotgyroscopic compass, uses a gyroscope (either mechanical or LASER ring)drawing compass, used to assist in drawing circles for drafting or artetc.
What does a magnetic compass do?
It uses a magnetic needle to point to the earth's magnetic North Pole. The only other type of compass used is a gyro-compass. This uses a wheel which rotates parallel with the earth's rotation.
Is The Golden Compass still popular?
Yes, the book The Golden Compass is still popular with readers.
What uses a compass?
the use of an compass is to know what direction your going in such as north,south,east,or west
What technologies did john Cabot use on his joruneys?
He used a caravel, which is this type of boat that can go closer to land, but still uses sails.
In the book Freak the Mighty what is the name of the compass Freak uses in page 49?
The official cub scout compass
What is the difference between a compass and a compass rose?
a compass uses magnets to point north, whereas a compass rose is used on a map to direct north, south, east, and west. to my knowledge a compass rose is only used on a map.
