ESRT Coordinates Practice

How many minutes in a degree of Longitude or Latitude?

• 15

• 30

• 45

• 60

What compass direction of Longitude would be used on this map?

• North

• East

• South

• West

What ocean current is located in the WESTERN hemisphere of the planet?

• Kuroshio Current

• Labrador Current

• East Australia Current

• Agulhas Current

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Approximately, what line of Latitude is the Easter Island Hot Spot on?

• 20° N

• 118° W

• 20° S

• 118° E

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

As you travel in New York from Syracuse to Utica, what will you notice about Polaris in the night sky?

• It will remain the same

• It will go up

• It will go down

• It will disappear

What are the coordinates for Slide Mt. in New York State?

• 42° N, 74° 29' E

• 74° 29' N, 42° E

• 42° N, 74° 29' W

• 42° W, 74° 29' S

Approximately what Latitude is the Alaska Current located at?

• 60° S

• 145° W

• 60° N

• 145° E

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

If it is 11 am at the Iceland Hot Spot, what time is it at the Canary Hot Spot?

• 10 am

• 11 am

• 12 pm

• 9 am

How high is Polaris in the night sky at the Yellowstone Hot Spot?

• You cannot see Polaris in the night sky

• 118°

• 45°

• 60°

How many degrees of Longitude approximately separate our world's time-zones based on our planet's rotation?

• 60°

• 45°

• 30°

• 15°