
Earth Science Quiz 2 - Mapping Our World
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A _____ explains what the symbols of a map represent.
scale
projection
title
legend
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A _____ projection has parallel lines of longitude and latitude.
topographic
gnomonic
conic
Mercator
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A __________ projection is made by projecting points and lines from a globe onto a piece of paper that touches the globe at one point.
shadow
conic
Mercator
gnomonic
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the Table, which city is farthest north?
Cape Town, South Africa
Pontianak, Indonesia
Stockholm, Sweden
Wellington, New Zealand
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does a Landsat satellite differentiate between objects on Earth's surface?
Landsat uses a single detector to measure the intensities of energy.
Landsat satellites take pictures using visible light
Features on Earth radiate warmth at different frequencies, which show up as different colors on Landsat images
Landsat measures the longest frequencies of electromagnetic radiation from Earth
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
How does the satellite Topex/Poseidon (a Jason predecessor) map ocean features?
visible light
radar
X rays
ultraviolet rays
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many time zones are on Earth?
10
60
24
100
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