ES Hmwk; Latitude and Longitude

Polaris is used as a celestial reference point for Earth's latitude systems because Polaris

• always rises at sunset and sets at sunrise

• is located over Earth's axis of rotation

• can be seen from any place on Earth

• is a very bright star

An airplane takes off from a location at 17⁰ S latitude and flies to a new location 55⁰ due north of its starting point. What latitude has the airplane reached?

• 28⁰ North

• 38⁰ North

• 55⁰ North

• 72⁰ North

What happens to the altitude of Polaris as you travel northward?

(a)  

Systems of lines such as those illustrated above are called

• latitude systems

• coordinate systems

• great circle systems

• axis systems

Which of the illustrated systems is most like the latitude-longitude system used on Earth?

• A

• B

• C

• D

How are latitude and longitude lines drawn on a globe of the Earth?

• Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the poles

• Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the equator

• Longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the poles

• Longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the equator

In the following diagram, what is the latitude of the observer?

• 30⁰ North

• 60⁰ North

• 90⁰ North

• 120⁰ North

What is the location of Binghamton, NY?

• 42 degrees 06 minutes N

  75 degrees 55 minutes W

• 42 degrees 06 minutes S

  76 degrees 05 minutes W

• 42 degrees 54 minutes N

  76 degrees 05 minutes W

• 42 degrees 54 minutes N

  75 degrees 55 minutes W

Which diagram best show the altitude of Polaris observed near Buffalo, New York? (west of Alexander)

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which reference line passes through BOTH the geographic North Pole and the geographic South Pole?

• 0⁰ latitude

• 0⁰ longitude

• Tropic of Cancer (23.5⁰ South)

• Tropic of Capricorn (23.5⁰ North)