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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Time in a Bottle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The difference between longitude and latitude is that latitude lines _____________ each other.
(a) Converge with.
(b) Parallel.
(c) Bisect.
(d) Intersect.

2. How many sailors died near the Scilly Islands?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 500.

3. What was the problem with pendulum clocks on ships?
(a) Pendulum clocks were so valuable, the main concern was theft.
(b) Pendulum clocks would always point north.
(c) There were no problems, pemdulum clocks were very accurate onboard ships.
(d) The ship's rocking would slow down or speed up the clock.

4. Before using clocks to navigate longitude, sailors used the __________.
(a) Compass.
(b) Currents.
(c) Maps.
(d) Sky: sun, moon, stars and constellations.

5. Who won the Hooke/Huygens conflict?
(a) Hooke.
(b) Neither.
(c) Both.
(d) Hugyens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was in command of the ships that ran into the Scilly Islands near England?

2. In AD 150, who plotted lines of longitude and latitude?

3. Who explained the moons of Jupiter with the velocity of light?

4. Besides clocks, what was Hooke known for?

5. What does the coiled balance spring do in clocks?

(see the answer key)

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