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Modeling Earth

Authored by Joseph Davis

Science, Geography

9th - 12th Grade

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Modeling Earth
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does GPS stand for?

Global Point System

Guided Point System

Global Positioning System

Guided Placement System

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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You are planning a road trip with friends, and you want to find the fastest route that avoids high-traffic roads. Which tool would be the most useful?

Topographic map

GPS

Compass

Sextant

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which TWO reference points are necessary to determine an exact location?


Select TWO answers.

Altitude

elevation

longitude

latitude

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Zero degrees longitude represents which location?

Equator

Prime Meridian

International Date Line

North Pole

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why is remote sensing technology necessary for studying features on Earth's surface?

Some changes in surface features occur because of processes that happen deep within Earth's interior.

Scientists require rock samples to better understand processes that form Earth's surface features.

Some characteristics of Earth's large surface features are most clearly viewed from a distance.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which question can best be answered using remote sensing image data?

How much of the Amazon river basin has been deforested?

How many frog species have become extinct as a result of deforestation?

How can biodiversity be restored on deforested lands?

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A large tornado has just passed. What type of map would be most useful to a surveyor to assess the damage of an area?

Satellite map

Political/geographic map

Topographic map

Street map

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