Latitude and Longitude

The Line that marks ZERO degrees LATITUDE is called

• The Equator

• The Prime Meridian

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Tropic of Capricorn

The Equator divided the earth into

• Southern hemisphere

• Eastern hemisphere

• Northern hemisphere

• Western hemisphere

Prime Meridian divided the earth into

• Southern hemisphere

• Eastern hemisphere

• Northern hemisphere

• Western hemisphere

Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.

• inches
• miles
• degrees
• ounces

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

To locate a place on the earth, you need to look at...

• where the lines of latitude and longitude meet
• the lines of latitude only
• the lines of longitude only
• the compass rose

What is climate?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.

• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place

• The average weather over many years

• The average amount of rain over many years.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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What climate zone is the green area in the picture?

• Polar zone

• Temperate zone

• Tropical zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What climate zone is the white area in the picture?

• Polar zone

• Temperate zone

• Tropical zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Temperatures in the POLAR ZONES are...

• cold all year

• always warm

• warm in summer and cold in winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6