alleryStart learning →On a flat clock whose 12 points north, the minute hand at 45 minutes points to
- North-West
- South
- East
- West
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Correct answer: D. West
45 minutes is three quarters of the dial, an angle of 270°, which is west.
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On a flat clock whose 12 points north, the minute hand at 45 minutes points toRead the answer and worked solution →What is the smaller angle between south-west and north?Read the answer and worked solution →On a compass, the azimuth of west isRead the answer and worked solution →What is the azimuth of the south-east direction?Read the answer and worked solution →Which direction is exactly opposite to north-east?Read the answer and worked solution →In the 16-wind compass rose, each point is separated from its neighbours by what angle?Read the answer and worked solution →In the 32-wind compass rose, adjacent points are how many degrees apart?Read the answer and worked solution →Which half-wind lies between east and south-east?Read the answer and worked solution →A full compass rose built from principal winds, half-winds and quarter-winds has how many points?Read the answer and worked solution →The eight principal winds and the eight half-winds together form a compass rose of how many winds?Read the answer and worked solution →On a mariner's compass, 'north by east' means one small measure from north towards which direction?Read the answer and worked solution →On the traditional 32-point compass, one 'point' is what fraction of a full circle?Read the answer and worked solution →Adding half- and quarter-points to the 32-point system gave a total of how many directions?Read the answer and worked solution →The directions NE, SE, SW and NW are known as what, apart from intercardinal?Read the answer and worked solution →
Worked practice questions
What is the smaller angle between south-west and north?
- 90°
- 135°
- 225°
- 45°
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Correct answer: B. 135°
South-west is 225° and north is 0°, giving 225° one way and 135° the other, so 135°.
On a compass, the azimuth of west is
- 270°
- 90°
- 360°
- 180°
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Correct answer: A. 270°
Azimuth is measured clockwise from north, and west lies three quarters round at 270°.
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