Question 1 - 5
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
History of time-measurement
Primitive measurements by observing
Two time keepers:
- The 1.31
- Natural events, such as winds and rains, rivers flooding, plants flowering , and the cycles of breeding 2.or 32 behaviour.
Precise measurements
They became important for organising activities for:
- 3.33
- 4.4
The oldest time keepers were discovered in Mesopotamia and 5..
Question 6 - 10
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Time Keeper | Disadvantages |
The sundial | In different parts of the year, the time for day 6. . |
The clepsydra (Water clock) | The changing pressure and 7. were what the flow of water still relied on. |
The 8. | The time duration was 9. . |
Fire candle clock | The burning 10. or the rate of burning, was subject to the candles wax. |
. . .