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prodeus Response to text: Navigation

Navigation

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  1. The technique of looking for and locating objects on the shore to navigate is called?

 

  1. a) Navigation 
  2. b) Dead Reckoning
  3. c) Piloting
  4. d) Lighthouses

 

2.What is dead reckoning? 

 

  1. a) Using objects on the shore to navigate        
  2. b) Recording how far you have travelled in each direction based on a fixed point
  3. c) Using the stars and Sun to decide which way to go
  4. d) Making dead people decide which way to go

 

  1. Using the Sun, Moon, and stars to navigate is called?

 

  1. a) Celestial movement b) Global Positioning System
  2. c) Celestial Navigation d) none of the above

 

  1. Explain, in your own words, how you think GPS (Global Positioning Systems) work.

 

→by using a satellite 

 

  1. True or False: Submarines use high frequency radiation to navigate underwater.

 

  1. a) True b) False

 

  1. What are the people outside of an aircraft who help navigate planes called?

 

  1. a) Pilots b) Navigators
  2. c) Air Traffic Controllers d) Playstation Controllers
WORD DEFINITION YOUR OWN SENTENCE
celestial Using direction from the sky  In some movies they use celestial navigation.
global Worldwide I just went world wide 
compass an instrument containing a magnetised pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it. I forgot my compass

 

  1. Explain: Birds were released by navigators from ships to find land, but how else, do you think, navigators could use wild birds to find land?

 

→you can just follow them to land 

 

prodeus Response to text: Computers

Computers Pt. 1

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1. What is the huge network that connects computers around the world called?

 

a) Google 

b) Intranet

c) Internet   

d) Bitcoin

 

2. What is “hardware”? 

 

a) The physical parts of a computer         b) A new game from Activision

c) The programs used to run a computer       d) None of the above

 

3. Which piece of hardware works as the computer’s “brain”?

 

a) Hard Drive             b) Modem

c) Microprocessor d) Keyboard & Mouse

 

4. What are some examples of output devices?

 

→output devices include screen also called  the monitor printer and speaker 

 

5. True or False: There is a computer in your family car.

 

a) True b) False

 

6. Which devices, starting with the letter A, are used to send signals without wires?

 

a) Apple b) Antennae

c) Aristocrats d) Applications

 

7. 

WORD

DEFINITION

YOUR OWN SENTENCE

network

Wifi network

Mum why am i lagging check the wifi

software

The programs and other operating information used by a computer

My software on my computer is so good 

data

information

Mum i have so much data on my computer

 

 

8. Explain: What do you think life would be like with no computers?

 

→i would be bord i will ask my friends if they want to play

prodeus Response to text: Living The Dream (NASA)

Living the Dream

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  1. What does NASA stand for?

 

  1. a) North American Space Association  
  2. b) National Aeronautical & Space Administration
  3. c) National American Sports Association
  4. d) No Aliens Seen Anywhere

 

  1. What is Mana Vautier’s job at NASA? 

 

  1. a) Astronaut Engineer        b) Aeronautics Agent
  2. c) Aeronautic Engineer d) Aeronautics Agent

 

  1. What caused the space shuttle Columbia to crash in February 2003?

 

  1. a) was not flown correctly b) damage to right wing
  2. c) damage to left wing d) nobody knows

 

  1. Describe what the word international means when we talk about the International Space Station:

 

→national space station

 

  1. True or False: The International Space Station is 500km above the Earth’s surface.

 

  1. a) True b) False

 

  1. How many times does the International Space Station circle the Earth every day?

 

  1. a) One time b) Four times
  2. c) Twelve times d) Eighteen times

 

  1. Explain why the International Space Station has to withstand extreme temperature changes?

 

→so as the space station moves into the earth’s shadow in to the sun heat

  1. What are the 5 steps to becoming a NASA Astronaut?
  1.  To have a degree.Living the Dream

    Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.

    1. What does NASA stand for?
    1. a) North American Space Association  
    2. b) National Aeronautical & Space Administration
    3. c) National American Sports Association
    4. d) No Aliens Seen Anywhere
    1. What is Mana Vautier’s job at NASA? 
    1. a) Astronaut Engineer        b) Aeronautics Agent
    2. c) Aeronautic Engineer d) Aeronautics Agent
    1. What caused the space shuttle Columbia to crash in February 2003?
    1. a) was not flown correctly b) damage to right wing
    2. c) damage to left wing d) nobody knows
    1. Describe what the word international means when we talk about the International Space Station:

    →national space station

    1. True or False: The International Space Station is 500km above the Earth’s surface.
    1. a) True b) False
    1. How many times does the International Space Station circle the Earth every day?
    1. a) One time b) Four times
    2. c) Twelve times d) Eighteen times
    1. Explain why the International Space Station has to withstand extreme temperature changes?

    →so as the space station moves into the earth’s shadow in to the sun heat

    1. What are the 5 steps to becoming a NASA Astronaut?
    1.  To have a degree.
      • If your application is good you go through several rounds of interviews  and medical checks.
      •  Two years of basic astronaut training. 
      • If you pass your training you are an astronaut.
      1.   If you are selected for a mission you will have to go through  the last test. 
      1. What kinds of things do you think humans will do in space in the future?

      → find aliens 

prodeus Food in China – Questions

Food in China – Questions

 

Instructions. 

Highlight the correct answer for each question.

 

Questions

 

1) How often do Chinese people buy fresh vegetables and fruit?

Daily from local markets

 

2) Chinese food consists of which four food groups?

Grains vegetables fruit and meat

 

3) Rice is eaten more in which part of China?

South china 

 

4) Why do Chinese people not eat a lot of milk & dairy products?

Because they are lactose intolerance 

 

5) In a Chinese diet how many meals will contain rice?

Almost every meal 

6) What happens to someone who does not eat all of their rice?

They will marry someone with a pimple scarred face 

 

7) Every grain of rice is described as “a hardship of labour”. What do those words mean?

Physical work and suffering 

 

Hardship Definition:suffering 
Labour Definition:physical work

 

8) What do you think is meant by “a hardship of labour” now? Hard work

 

EXTRA)  Do your family practice using tea or different herbs to help with health? If they do, tell me about them!

 

Honey and lemon