Activity 1G: Measuring Angles

Due Jan 10, 2021 by 11:59pm
Points 10
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Measuring Angles

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You will need the following equipment for these lab activities:

Protractor Links to an external site.; tutorial on how to use a protractor Links to an external site..
360-degree Protractor Links to an external site.
180-degree Protractor Links to an external site. (Note: both protractors can be printed. Print on transparency for best results.)

Protractor examples. — **Figure 1.12**: Left, a 360-degree protractor example. Right, a classic 180-degree protractor. Both are commonly used for scientific purposes. (Left: CC-BY-SA 3.0, Autiwa Links to an external site.; Right: Public Domain, Scientif38 Links to an external site.; modified by Chloe Branciforte).

Using your protractor, measure the angle of the arrow at A.
Using your protractor, measure the angle of the arrow at B.
Using your protractor, measure the angle of the arrow at C.
Using your protractor, measure the angle of the arrow at D.

Figure 1.13: A, an acute angle; B, an acute angle; C, an acute angle; D, an obtuse angle (CC-BY 4.0, Chloe Branciforte, own work).
Below is a compass rose Links to an external site., which indicates the cardinal directions. North (N) is always represented as 0°/360°. On the in the word document Download word document
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or on the compass below, label:
- The remaining cardinal directions (S, W, E) in black.
- The intermediate points (NE, SE, NW, SW) in brown.
- The intermediate points of the intermediate points (NNE, ENE, ESE, SSE, SSW, WSW, NNW, WNW) in blue.