Question

A device used by the sailors to find the direction in which their ship is moving is called .................

• A. horse shoe
• B. curve
• C. magnetic field
• D. magnetic needle

Answer 1

The correct option is D magnetic needle

A device used by the sailors to find the direction in which their ship is moving is called magnetic needle.
A compass contains a magnetic needle pivoted in a horizontal plane that indicates the direction of magnetic north at points on the earth's surface. It is an instrument containing a freely suspended magnetic element which displays the direction of the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field at the point of observation.
It is the oldest instrument for navigation and has been a vital tool for navigators at sea for centuries.